Tarawa
Sign in to saveTarawa 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 , half of the country's total population. The atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.
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Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, where about half the country's population lives. It is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.
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- Map of South Tarawa and North Tarawa within Tarawa Atoll
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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 , half of the country's total population. The atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.
==Etymology==