Atoll and capital of Kiribati
Tarawa
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 as of 2015, half of the country's total population. The atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.
Get in
Getting to Tarawa
- 01Bonriki International Airport
Fiji Airways operates flights from Suva on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
How locals move
Getting around Tarawa the local way
- Get inCaptains usually accept hitchhikers for a small fee.
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