Bonriki Village

Bonriki Village is a village in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands and has about 3,080 residents. Bonriki Village is situated nearby to the village Tanaea, as well as near Buota.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonriki International Airport and Kiribati National Museum and Cultural Centre.

Bonriki International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Bwatieta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bonriki International Airport is an international airport in Kiribati, serving as the main gateway to the country. It is located in its capital, South Tarawa, which is a group of islets in the atoll of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, precisely on Bonriki. Fiji's national carrier, Fiji Airways, connects Kiribati with Nadi, which is Fiji Airways' hub and Fiji's main international gateway.

Kiribati National Museum and Cultural Centre

Museum

Photo: Obkiribati1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Te Umanibong or the Kiribati Cultural Museum, or Kiribati Museum and Cultural Centre, is a museum in Bikenibeu on the atoll of Tarawa in Kiribati. It displays artefacts and other items of cultural and historic significance. Kiribati National Museum and Cultural Centre is situated 2½ km southwest of Bonriki Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buota and Bikenibeu.

Buota

Village

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Buota is an islet and a settlement on the island of Tarawa, Kiribati. There are 1,756 inhabitants. The islet is the southernmost part of North Tarawa even if there is a bridge connecting it to Bonriki and South Tarawa.

Bikenibeu

Town

Photo: Obkiribati1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bikenibeu is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located close to the southeastern corner of the Tarawa atoll, part of the island country of Kiribati. It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of South Tarawa, which are now linked by causeways. Bikenibeu is situated 2½ km southwest of Bonriki Village.

Temwaiku

Village

Photo: Flexmaen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Temwaiku is a town and settlement in South Tarawa in Kiribati. It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of South Tarawa, which are linked by causeways, in the same islet of Bonriki. Temwaiku is situated 3 km southeast of Bonriki Village.

Bonriki Village

Type: Village with 3,080 residents
Also known as: “Bonriki”
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

1.38116° or 1° 22′ 52″ north

Longitude

173.13943° or 173° 8′ 22″ east

Population

3,080

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

6VHM94JQ+FQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7323460766

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

7601768

Wikidata ID

Q27222396

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bonriki Village” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bonriki Village”
Dutch: “Bonriki Village”
Swedish: “Bonriki Village”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tanaea and Nawerewere Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bonriki Roman Catholic Church and Tobwaan te Tongo Park.

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