Tarawa, Gilbert Islands

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Tarawa at a glance

Tarawa currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

3

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Gilbert Islands counties

6

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Largest city

Tarawa

Population 40,311

Top linked places

Tarawa 40,311 Betio Village 12,509 Bikenibeu Village 6,170

State	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)
Latitude & Longitude	1.4190,172.9840
Time Zone	Pacific/Tarawa
Local time	21:15:38 (17th May 2026)

Geography

Tarawa is located at 1°25'8"N 172°59'2"E (1.4190000, 172.9840000).

The largest city of Tarawa is Tarawa with a population of 40,311. . See all Tarawa cities & populated places.