Betio
Betio is the name of both an island and a township within the Tarawa Atoll, part of the Republic of Kiribati. Betio is the largest township of Kiribati's capital city, South Tarawa, and it is also the country's primary port.
- Section of an island
- …has about 18,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: island and town at the extreme southwest of South Tarawa in Kiribati
- Also known as“Betino Island”“Bititu”“Bitutu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bairiki and Nanikai.
Bairiki
Bairiki is a town located in South Tarawa, Kiribati. Bairiki is situated 7 km southeast of Betio.
Nanikai
Village
Nanikai, also known as Nanikaai or Nanekai, is a village in South Tarawa, Kiribati. Nanikai is situated 9 km east of Betio.
Betio
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Latitude
1.35797° or 1° 21′ 29″ north
Longitude
172.92079° or 172° 55′ 15″ east
Open location code
6VHJ9W5C+58
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Betio” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бетио”
- Cebuano: “Betio”
- Chinese: “比休島”
- Chinese: “贝蒂奥岛”
- Croatian: “Betio”
- Czech: “Betio”
- Dutch: “Betio”
- French: “Betio”
- Galician: “Betio”
- Galician: “Illa Betio”
- German: “Betio Island”
- German: “Betio”
- Hebrew: “בתיו”
- Italian: “Betio”
- Japanese: “ベシオ”
- Japanese: “ベシオ島”
- Japanese: “ベティオ島”
- Macedonian: “Бетио”
- Persian: “بتیو”
- Polish: “Betio”
- Portuguese: “Betio”
- Russian: “Бетио”
- Slovenian: “Betio”
- Spanish: “Betio”
- Swedish: “Betio”
- Urdu: “بیتیو”
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