Marakei

Marakei
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Gilbert Islands
Geographical location	2 ° 1 ′  N , 173 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 2 ° 1 ′  N , 173 ° 17 ′  E
Number of islands	11+
Land area	14.1 km²
Lagoon area	24.86 km²
Residents	2872 (2010)

Marakei , formerly: Metthew Island or Maraki , is a small atoll in the northern part of the Gilbert Islands archipelago . It is located northeast of the main atoll, Tarawa .

geography

The central lagoon of the atoll consists of many deep basins and is enclosed by two islands, which are only separated from each other by two narrow channels. The two channels ( Baretoa Pass and Reweta Pass ) are so shallow that they can be passed at low tide . The islands of the atoll cover an area of ​​14.1 km², the central lagoon 24.86 km².

The main town is Rawannawi . At the northern tip of the atoll is the Marakei airfield .

population

Demographic statistics

Population numbers

settlement	1978	2005	2010
Rawannawi		1075	1000 ▼
Temotu		116	164 ▲
Buota		259	339 ▲
Tekarakan		362	358 ▼
Bwainuna		246	310 ▲
Norauea		311	321 ▲
Tekuanga		207	217 ▲
Antai		165	163 ▼
total	2335	2741	2872 ▲

Population development

Population development for the years 1931–2010

census	1931	1947	1963	1968	1973	1978	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010
total		1803	2213	2180	2212	2335	2693	2863	2724	2544	2741	2872

Culture

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  A maneaba (meeting house)

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  One of four shrines

Web links

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

• Marakei Island Reports

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, Volume 1, p. 31. ( Memento of the original dated November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016. 
2. ^ Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, Volume 1, p. 223. ( Memento of the original dated November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016. 
3. ^ Report of the 1978 Census of Population and Housing. Republic of Kiribati 1980 , Vol. 1 (Time of Independence)
4. ↑ Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing. Provisional tables. (Accessed March 29, 2010)
5. ^ Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Bairiki, August 2012, Volume 1, p. 35. ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.6 MB). Retrieved November 12, 2016. 
6. ^ Henry Evans Maude : Report on the 1931 Census of the Gilbert, Ellice and Phoenix Islands. Western Pacific High Commission , Suva 1932. Information for 1931 also in: Rural socio-economic change in the Gilbert and Ellice islands. 1979, p. 19.
7. ↑ Kiribati: 2005 Census. Vol. 2: Analytical Report. 2007 ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Final Report, p. 104 (for the years 1947-2005) (Retrieved April 17, 2010)