Nanikai
Nanikai, also known as Nanikaai or Nanekai is a village in South Tarawa, Kiribati. The small village connects the town of Bairiki to the settlement of Teaoraereke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,260 residents
- Description: islet and settlement in Tarawa, Kiribati
- Also known as: “Nanikai Village”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Heart Cathedral and Bairiki National Stadium.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arorae, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic church that is located in South Tarawa on the atoll of Tarawa part of the island nation of Kiribati in Oceania.
Bairiki National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Flexmaen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bairiki National Stadium is located in Bairiki, Kiribati. It is the national stadium and the home of Kiribati's men's and women's national football teams. The official name of the stadium is Reuben K. Uatioa Stadium. The stadium's capacity is around 2,500.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Teaoraereke and Bairiki.
Teaoraereke
Village
Photo: Arorae, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teaoraereke is a town and settlement in South Tarawa of Kiribati. It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of South Tarawa, which are now linked by causeways, between Bairiki and Buota.
Bairiki
Town
Bairiki is a town located in South Tarawa, Kiribati. It is crucial to the country's political and administrative structure as several governmental organizations and diplomatic missions are situated there.
South Tarawa
Town
South Tarawa is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. The South Tarawa population centre consists of all the small islets from Betio in the west to Bonriki and Tanaea in the north-east, connected by the South Tarawa main road, with a population of 63,439 as of 2020. South Tarawa is situated 5 km northeast of Nanikai.
Nanikai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
1.33004° or 1° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
172.99732° or 172° 59′ 50″ eastPopulation
1,260Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
6VHJ8XJW+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2375865687OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7601763Wikidata ID
Q27222400
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In Other Languages
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