Abaiang
Sign in to saveAbaiang, also known as Apaiang, Apia, and in the past, Charlotte Island, in the Northern Gilbert Islands, is a coral atoll of Kiribati, located in the west-central Pacific Ocean. Abaiang was the island of the first missionary to arrive in the Gilberts, Hiram Bingham II. Abaiang has a population of 5,872 (2020 census).
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Abaiang
- Islands.image_name
- 04 Map of Abaiang, Kiribati.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Map of Abaiang
- Islands.map_image
- GilbertIslandsPos.png
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Kiribati#Micronesia#Oceania#Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Gilbert Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 17.48
- Islands.elevation_m
- 3
- Islands.country
- Kiribati
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Tuarabu, Nuotaea
- Islands.population
- 5,872
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2020 Census
- Islands.density_km2
- 336
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- I-Kiribati 93.1%
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16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Effects of climate change
- Villages
- Economy
- Regional support for organic farming
- Schools
- History
- Main sights
- Visiting Abaiang
- Transport
- Distances
- Accommodation
- In popular culture
- References
- Sources
- External links
Abaiang, also known as Apaiang, Apia, and in the past, Charlotte Island, in the Northern Gilbert Islands, is a coral atoll of Kiribati, located in the west-central Pacific Ocean. Abaiang was the island of the first missionary to arrive in the Gilberts, Hiram Bingham II. Abaiang has a population of 5,872 (2020 census).
==Geography== Abaiang Atoll is in the northern Gilberts, located not very far to the north of Tarawa. Abaiang is the fourth most northerly in the Gilberts chain of atolls, with a total land area of . The atoll has a lagoon that provides sheltered anchorage.