Abaiang
Abaiang | ||
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Abaiang satellite image | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
archipelago | Gilbert Islands | |
Geographical location | 1 ° 50 ′ N , 172 ° 57 ′ E | |
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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
census | 1978 | 2005 | 2010 |
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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
census | 1947 | 1963 | 1968 | 1973 | 1978 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
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total | 2823 | 3370 | 3271 | 3296 | 3447 | 4386 | 5233 | 6020 | 5794 | 5502 | 5502 |
religion
Culture
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
- 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)