Kiribati
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Tarawa

Temwaiku

Temwaiku is a town and settlement in in . It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of , which are linked by causeways, in the same islet of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 5,500 residents
  • Description: settlement of Tarawa, Kiribati
  • Also known as: “Temaiku Village”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonriki International Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Bwatieta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an international in , serving as the main gateway to the country. It is located in its capital, , which is a group of islets in the atoll of in the , precisely on . 's national carrier, Fiji Airways, connects Kiribati with , which is Fiji Airways' hub and Fiji's main international gateway. is situated 2½ km northwest of Temwaiku.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bikenibeu and Buota.

Town
Photo: Obkiribati1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement in . It is located close to the southeastern corner of the atoll, part of the island country of . It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of , which are now linked by causeways. is situated 4½ km west of Temwaiku.

Village
is an islet and a settlement on the island of , . There are 1,756 inhabitants. The islet is the southernmost part of North Tarawa even if there is a bridge connecting it to and . is situated 4½ km northwest of Temwaiku.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a settlement in . It is located on an atoll in . is situated 10 km west of Temwaiku.

Temwaiku

Latitude
1.3632° or 1° 21′ 48″ north
Longitude
173.162° or 173° 9′ 43″ east
Population
5,500
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6VHM9576+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2375865689
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7601770
Wiki­data ID
Q10379345
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Temwaiku” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Temaiku Village”
  • French: “Temaiku”
  • French: “Temwaiku”
  • German: “Temaiku”
  • German: “Temwaiku”
  • Italian: “Temwaiku”
  • Polish: “Temwaiku”
  • Portuguese: “Temaiku”
  • Portuguese: “Temwaiku”
  • Spanish: “Temwaiku”
  • Swedish: “Temaiku Village”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Temwaiku”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 3.0.