Kiribati Cities

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Kiribati Cities by Population

18 cities shown of 18 total Kiribati cities that are over 1,000 in population...

1. Tarawa 40,311 2. Betio Village 12,509 3. Bikenibeu Village 6,170 4. Teaoraereke Village 3,939 5. Bairiki Village 2,766 6. Eita Village 2,299

7. Bonriki Village 2,119 8. Temaiku Village 2,011 9. Tabwakea Village 1,881 10. Makin Village 1,834 11. London Village 1,829 12. Banraeaba Village 1,789

13. Nawerewere Village 1,780 14. Ambo Village 1,688 15. Buota Village 1,373 16. Banana Village 1,170 17. Butaritari Villages 1,160 18. Rawannawi Village 1,075

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Kiribati History

Kiribati was named Gilbert Islands after the British Captain Thomas Gilbert, who sighted the islands in 1788. The current name, Kiribati, is an adaptation of Gilberts"

from the former European name the ""Gilbert Islands""."""

The area now called Kiribati has been inhabited by Micronesians speaking the same Oceanic language since sometime between 3000 BC and AD 1300. The area was not isolated; invaders from Tonga and Fiji later introduced Polynesian and Melanesian cultural aspects, respectively. Intermarriage tended to blur cultural differences and resulted in a significant degree of cultural homogenisation.