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Tarawa

Also known as Tarawa Island

Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, in the Micronesia region of the central Pacific Ocean. It comprises North Tarawa, which has 6,629 inhabitants and much in common with other more remote islands of the Gilbert group, and South Tarawa, which has 56,388 inhabitants , half of the country's total population. The atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.

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Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, where about half the country's population lives. It is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.

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Key facts

Islands.name: Tarawa
Islands.country: Kiribati
Islands.image_name: South Tarawa (north and south labeled).svg
Islands.image_caption: Map of South Tarawa and North Tarawa within Tarawa Atoll
Islands.map_image: GilbertIslandsPos.png
Islands.map_caption: Map of the Gilbert Islands
Islands.pushpin_map_caption: Tarawa
Islands.pushpin_map: Kiribati#Micronesia#Oceania#Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago: Gilbert Islands
Islands.area_km2: 31.02
Islands.elevation_m: 3
Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title: Island councils
Islands.country1_admin_divisions: Betio, North Tarawa, South Tarawa
Islands.country1_largest_city_type: settlement
Islands.country1_largest_city: Betio
Islands.population: 70,480
Islands.population_as_of: 2020
Islands.density_km2: 2031.5