
Maiana is an atoll in Kiribati and is one of the Central Gilbert Islands. Maiana is south of the capital island of South Tarawa and has a population of 1,982 . The northern and eastern sides of the atoll are a single island, whilst the western edge consists of submerged reefs and many uninhabited islets, all surrounding a lagoon. The atoll is long and is very narrow, with an average width of less than and a total land area (including uninhabited islets) of .
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Maiana is an atoll in Kiribati and is one of the Central Gilbert Islands. Maiana is south of the capital island of South Tarawa and has a population of 1,982 . The northern and eastern sides of the atoll are a single island, whilst the western edge consists of submerged reefs and many uninhabited islets, all surrounding a lagoon. The atoll is long and is very narrow, with an average width of less than and a total land area (including uninhabited islets) of .
== Geography == Most of the 2,027 people who live on Maiana live on the main island; the largest village is Bubutei, at the southern tip of the main island, which is home to 489 people or almost a quarter (24%) of the island's total population. The population of Maiana is roughly stable and has been around 2,000 people since 1985. {|class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=4 style="background-color: #C1CDC1;" | Maiana: Population and Land Area |- ! style="background-color: #D8E4D8;" | Census Area ! style="background-color: #D8E4D8;" | Population 2010 ! style="background-color: #D8E4D8;" | Land area by islet ! style="background-color: #D8E4D8;" | Density (people per acre) |- | Tebikerai | style="text-align: right;" | 93 | style="text-align: right;" | | style="text-align: right;" | 1.5 |- | Tebiauea | style="text-align: right;" | 211 | rowspan="11" style="text-align: right;" | | rowspan="11" style="text-align: right;" | 0.5 |- | Raweai | style="text-align: right;" | 214 |- | Bubutei | style="text-align: right;" | 489 |- | Tekaranga | style="text-align: right;" | 139 |- | Tematantongo | style="text-align: right;" | 164 |- | Aobike | style="text-align: right;" | 110 |- | Tebanga | style="text-align: right;" | 264 |- | Temwangaua | style="text-align: right;" | 115 |- | Toora | style="text-align: right;" | 115 |- | Tebwangetua | style="text-align: right;" | 65 |- | Teitai | style="text-align: right;" | 48 |- | Uninhabited islets | style="text-align: right;" | 0 | style="text-align: right;" | | style="text-align: right;" | 0 |- | style="font-weight: bold;" | Maiana total | style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;" | 2,027 | style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;" | | style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;" | 0.5 |}
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