Abaiang

Abaiang
	Abaiang satellite image
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Gilbert Islands
Geographical location	1 ° 50 ′ N , 172 ° 57 ′ E Coordinates: 1 ° 50 ′ N , 172 ° 57 ′ E
Number of islands	15th
Main island	Teiro
Land area	17.48 km²
Lagoon area	74.2 km²
total area	302 km²
Residents	5502 (2010)
	Abaing is part of the northern Gilbert Islands, above the equator

Abaiang (formerly Charlotte Island ), also Apaiang or Apia , is a coral atoll of the Gilbert Islands , which is located in the western central Pacific Ocean near the equator and belongs to Kiribati .

geography

Abaiang consists of 11 islands in the northern Gilbert Islands with a total land area of 17.48 km². The central lagoon , with the main passage to the open sea in the west, has an area of about 74.2 km². The total area of the atoll including the coral reef is around 302 km².

In addition to the main island of Teiro and the other inhabited islands of Nuotaea and Ribono, there are also the small, uninhabited islands of Eke , Iaia , Iku , Manra , Nanikirata , Ouba , Taete and Teirio . Ouba and Teirio have small hotel complexes, but are otherwise uninhabited.

history

The atoll was discovered in 1788 by Captain Thomas Gilbert , who named it Matthew's Island after the owner of his ship Charlotte . He named the lagoon Charlotte Bay and the main island Point Charlotte . Later the atoll was known as Charlotte Island .

The first important missionary to visit Abaiang was the American Hiram Bingham ; he reached the atoll in November 1857 on the Morning Star mission ship together with his wife Clara and the Hawaiian aid missionary Kanoa and his wife, whereupon the Protestant missionary work on the Gilbert Islands began.

During the Second World War , the Japanese occupied the atoll from December 1941 to November 1943. After the Battle of the Gilbert Islands , the Americans used it as a base for their attack on the Marshall Islands .

population

According to the 2010 census , Abaiang has 5502 people, exactly as many as in 2005. In contrast, individual villages recorded increases and decreases. With the exception of the villages on the islands of the same name Nuotaea and Ribono, all other 16 villages are located on the main island Teiro on the eastern edge of the atoll (not to be confused with the small island Teirio ).

Demographic statistics

Settlements and population numbers
census	1978	2005	2010
Nuotaea	254	481	559
Ribono	192	271	341
Takarano	253	300	348
Ubanteman / Ubwanteman	70	112	126
Tebunginako	408	358	424
Borotiam	205	338	375
Aonobuaka	174	372	328
Koinawa	317	453	312
Morikao	121	400	233
Kuria	135	-	-
Ewena	-	219	166
Taburao (main town)	144	221	322
Tebero	70	167	157
Tabwiroa	27	324	237
Tuarabu	461	484	560
Tanimaiaki	182	276	274
Tebanga / Tebwanga	234	287	310
Aoneaba	-	48	51
Tabontebike with Aoneaba	200	-	-
Tabontebike	-	391	379
total	3447	5502	5502

Population development

Population development for the years 1947–2010
census	1947	1963	1968	1973	1978	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010
total	2823	3370	3271	3296	3447	4386	5233	6020	5794	5502	5502

religion

Culture

Catholic Cathedral in Koinawa
Cathedral from inside
Memorial to Hiram Bingham II, beginning of Christianization in 1857
Abaiang Council Office
View from the cathedral

traffic

In the central part of the main island Abaiang, the regional airfield Abaiang Atoll Airport is located between the settlements Tabwiroa and Tuarabu , not far from the main town Taburao .

Air Kiribati flies to Abaing from Bonriki International Airport in South Tarawa . The flight time is only 7 minutes.

Due to its proximity to the Kiribati capital South Tarawa , Abaiang is often called as a tourist destination by speedboats via the ports in Betio and Bairiki .

literature

Thomas Gilbert: Voyage from New South Wales to Canton in the year 1788. With views of the islands discovered. Israel u. a., Amsterdam 1968. Reprint of the edition: London 1789. ( Bibliotheca Australiana. 44, Thomas Gilbert).
Thomas Gilbert: Gilbert's diary of his trip from New South Wales to Canton. In: Arthur Philipp's latest voyage to Botany Bay, Port Jackson and the Norfolk Island in 1787 and 1788 ... as e. Continued d. Cookic trips around the world. Weigel and Schneider, Leipzig 1791.

Web links

Commons : Abaiang - collection of images, videos and audio files

Abaiang ( Memento from September 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on oceandots.com (English)
Abaiang on janeresture.com. (engl.). Illustrated information on history, religion and culture (Accessed April 21, 2010)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c National Statistics Office: Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, p. 31 ( Memento from November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ National Statistics Office: Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, p. 223. ( Memento from November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ Republic of Kiribati Island Report Series: Abaiang , p. 6
↑ Islas de Abaiang ( Memento from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
↑ ^a ^b Abaiang Atoll . In: Encyclopædia Britannica .
↑ Hiram Bingham, Jr .: Story of the Morning Star. The Children's Missionary Vessel. American Board Missionary House, Boston 1866. Therein: Chapter 10 Her Visit to Apaiang . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ Sandra Rennie: Missionaries and War Lords: A Study of Cultural Interaction on Abaiang and Tarawa. In: Oceania , Vol. 60, 1989, No. 2, pp. 125-138. ( JSTOR 40331148 ). Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ Report of the 1978 Census of Population and Housing. Republic of Kiribati 1980, Vol. 1, pp. 4–5 (date of independence)
↑ Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing. Provisional tables. Retrieved March 29, 2010 (English).
↑ Kiribati: 2005 Census. Vol. 2: Analytical Report. 2007 ( Memento of January 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Final Report, p. 106. Accessed April 17, 2010 (English).
↑ http://www.kiribatitourism.gov.ki/images/stories/Abaiang Island.pdf (link not available)

[Census_2010,31-1] National Statistics Office: Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, p. 31 ( Memento from November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[Census_2010,223-2] National Statistics Office: Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, p. 223. ( Memento from November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[3] Republic of Kiribati Island Report Series: Abaiang , p. 6

[4] Islas de Abaiang ( Memento from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

[britannica-5] Abaiang Atoll . In: Encyclopædia Britannica .

[6] Hiram Bingham, Jr .: Story of the Morning Star. The Children's Missionary Vessel. American Board Missionary House, Boston 1866. Therein: Chapter 10 Her Visit to Apaiang . Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[7] Sandra Rennie: Missionaries and War Lords: A Study of Cultural Interaction on Abaiang and Tarawa. In: Oceania , Vol. 60, 1989, No. 2, pp. 125-138. ( JSTOR 40331148 ). Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[8] Report of the 1978 Census of Population and Housing. Republic of Kiribati 1980, Vol. 1, pp. 4–5 (date of independence)

[9] Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing. Provisional tables. Retrieved March 29, 2010 (English).

[10] Kiribati: 2005 Census. Vol. 2: Analytical Report. 2007 ( Memento of January 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Final Report, p. 106. Accessed April 17, 2010 (English).

[11] ttp://www.kiribatitourism.gov.ki/images/stories/Abaiang Island.pdf (link not available)