Kiribati
Gilbert Islands
Tarawa

Bikenibeu

Bikenibeu 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.
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  • Type: Town with 7,550 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Bikenibeu Village”

Places of Interest

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

Museum
Photo: Obkiribati1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Umanibong or the Kiribati Cultural Museum, or Kiribati Museum and Cultural Centre, is a in Bikenibeu on the atoll of in . It displays artefacts and other items of cultural and historic significance.

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 3 km northeast of Bikenibeu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buota and 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 3 km north of Bikenibeu.

Village
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 . is situated 4½ km east of Bikenibeu.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a settlement in . It is located on an atoll in . is situated 5 km west of Bikenibeu.

Bikenibeu

Latitude
1.36592° or 1° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
173.12291° or 173° 7′ 23″ east
Population
7,550
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
6VHM948F+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2375865686
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7601774
Wiki­data ID
Q860026
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Bikenibeu” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Бікенібеу”
  • Belarusian: “Бікенібью”
  • Cebuano: “Bikenibeu Village”
  • Dutch: “Bikenibeu”
  • French: “Bikenibeu”
  • German: “Bikenibeu”
  • Italian: “Bikenibeu”
  • Japanese: “ビケニベウ島”
  • Persian: “بانکونابئو”
  • Polish: “Bikenibeu”
  • Portuguese: “Bikenibeu”
  • Russian: “Бикенибеу”
  • Spanish: “Bikenibeu”
  • Swedish: “Bikenibeu Village”
  • Swedish: “Bikenibeu”

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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 “Bikenibeu”. Photo: Obkiribati1, CC BY-SA 3.0.