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Tarawa

Capital of Kiribati

Watercolour of Tarawa, Kiribati. South Tarawa, a slender coral atoll in the central Pacific, with Maneaba and Parliament Building of Kiribati.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Maneaba; Parliament Building of Kiribati; Nippon Causeway; I-Kiribati; Betio; dense coastal vegetation; Micronesian
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated panoramic viewpoint looking along the curve of the atoll from near Ambo or Bairiki, showing the Nippon Causeway spanning the water, traditional Maneaba pavilions nestled among palm groves, and the vast contrast between the inner lagoon and the open ocean.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick canopy of coconut palms, pandanus groves, and the luminous turquoise-green shallows of the inner lagoon.
Guarded against
Not a high volcanic island or generic Caribbean beach
Population40,311Wikidata: 50,182
Coordinates1.33°N, 172.98°E
Elevation3 m
Area16 km²
Time zonePacific/TarawaUTC+12
Solar noon12:28clock runs 0.5 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Tarawa and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Soublaké, Ivory Coast — 636 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

MajuroMH665 km
YarenNR704 km
FunafutiTV1,294 km
PalikirFM1,757 km
HoniaraSB1,875 km
Port-VilaVU2,181 km
SuvaFJ2,246 km
ApiaWS2,380 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Tarawa inside this atlas.

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