South Tarawa, Languages and Currencies in Kiribati
Kiribati is in Micronesia, and its capital is South Tarawa. These basic details are a useful starting point for planning and highlight what you should confirm.
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South Tarawa is identified as Kiribati’s capital and serves as an initial reference for planning. The available information presents it as a more straightforward first-visit option than the remote Phoenix Islands, but does not detail local services or transfers.
The place
What makes it special
- It is identified as the capital of Kiribati.
- It is presented as a more realistic first visit than the Phoenix Islands.
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- whc.unesco.org
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- Kiribati · Wikidata
- Kiribati · DBpedia
- Kanton Island · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- South Tarawa · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- South Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- South Tarawa, Banraeaba, South Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Kiribati · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Kiribati · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- South Tarawa · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q131233
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 04/10/2026