Onotoa

Onotoa
NASA astronaut picture of Onotoa Atoll
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Gilbert Islands
Geographical location	1 ° 51 ′  S , 175 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 51 ′  S , 175 ° 33 ′  E
Number of islands	6th
Main island	Buariki
Land area	15.62 km²
Lagoon area	75.38 km²
Highest elevation	3  m
Residents	1519 (2010)
Labeled satellite image
Map from 1956

Onotoa is an atoll in the Pacific archipelago of the Gilbert Islands and belongs to the state of Kiribati . It is located approx. 65 km northwest of Tamana , the smallest island in the archipelago.

geography

The atoll has its islands strung together on the east side, while the lagoon on the west side is bordered by coral reefs . The largest islands are Otoae (Otowae, Otoeie) in the southeast and Buariki ( Tanyah ) in the northeast, with four and two villages respectively. Between these two are three small, uninhabited islands: Abanekeneke , Naan Tabuariki and Abeiningan . The road that connects the two largest islands runs across these islands. The third inhabited island, Tabuarorae with the village of the same name, forms the southern tip of the atoll.

population

Demographic statistics

Settlements and population numbers

census	1978	2005	2010
Tekawa		164	162 ▼
Tanaenag		249	186 ▼
Buariki		213	299 ▲
Temao		348	226 ▼
Otowae		238	210 ▼
Aiaki		186	202 ▲
Tabuarorae		246	234 ▼
total	2034	1644	1519 ▼

Population development

Population development for the years 1947–2010

census	1947	1963	1968	1973	1978	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010
total	1491	1993	1960	1997	2034	1927	2100	1918	1668	1644	1519

Modern times and infrastructure

Local issues are regulated by an Onotoa Island Council . Onotoa sends two members of parliament to the Maneaba ni Maungatabu parliament in South Tarawa ; Taaneti Mamau and Kouraiti Beniato were elected for the 10th parliament 2011–2015 .

Onotoa has three elementary schools and five medical centers. The population, I-Onotoa , lives from subsistence farming , the main source of income is copra production, which, according to the Kiribati Statistical Office, fell to a total of 70 tons in 2010. The waters off Onotoa are affected by illegal commercial fishing.

The atoll can be reached by plane via the Onotoa airfield at the northern tip , which is served by Air Kiribati .

Web links

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

• Onotoa Island Report 2012. Republic of Kiribati Island Report Series: 16. Onotoa. Office of the Beretitenti
• Japanese map ( [1] ) from the Second World War with Tanyah I. and Otoeie I.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Volume 1. Bairiki, August 2012, p. 31. ( Memento of the original from 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 of the 1978 Census of Population and Housing. Republic of Kiribati 1980, Volume 1, p. 4.
3. ↑ Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing. Provisional tables. Retrieved March 29, 2010 (English).
4. ^ Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Volume 1. Bairiki, August 2012, pp. 43-44. ( Memento of the original from 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. 
5. ↑ Kiribati: 2005 Census. Volume 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. 130. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
6. ↑ Members of the 10th Parliament 2011–2015 ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2012 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. . Retrieved January 15, 2014.