Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Gilbert Islands
• Level 2: Tarawa

Current local time in Tarawa:

03:05 AM, Tuesday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Tarawa on map:^[1]

Tarawa GPS coordinates^[2]

1° 19' 40.08" North, 172° 58' 37.056" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	2.03062°,	172.27384°
Center:	1.3278°,	172.97696°
Lower-right:	0.62478°,	173.68009°
Map W x H:	156.3×156.3 km	= 97.1×97.1mi

max Lat:	3.90806°   ⇑68.6% North
Tarawa:	1.3278°
min Lat:	⇓31.4% South -2.65512°

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min Long	Tarawa	max Long
-159.38832°	172.97696°	176.83302°
W 25.7%⇐		⇒74.3% E

Elevation

Elevation of Tarawa is 6 m = 20 ft, and this is 3.9 m = 13 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	13 m = 43 ft	100%
Avg.	9.9 m = 32 ft
Tarawa	6 m = 20 ft
Min E:	6 m = 20 ft	0%

See also: Tarawa elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Tarawa is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 147.6 km =91.7 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Tarawa
North Pole	9859.4	6126.3	to North
Arctic Circle	7253.5	4507.1	to North
Tropic Cancer	2458.3	1527.5	to North
Equator	147.6	91.7	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Tarawa: (largest is in red/bold)

• Abarao Village 15.3 km =9.5 mi, 75°
• Ambo Village 7.8 km =4.8 mi, 68°
• Bairiki Village 0.3 km =0.2 mi, 309°
• Banraeaba Village 6.7 km =4.2 mi, 73°
• Betio Village 7.1 km =4.4 mi, 298°
• Bikenibeu Village 16.9 km =10.5 mi, 74°
• Bonriki Village 18.9 km =11.7 mi, 71°
• Buota Village 18.5 km =11.5 mi, 67°
• Eita Village 12.2 km =7.6 mi, 72°
• Nanikai Village 2.3 km =1.4 mi, 83°
• Nawerewere Village 18.5 km =11.5 mi, 77°
• Taborio Village 9.1 km =5.7 mi, 69°
• Taborio Village 21.6 km =13.4 mi, 7°
• Teaoraereke Village 3.9 km =2.4 mi, 81°
• Temaiku Village 21 km =13 mi, 79°

In other languages:

• In Italian: Tarawa Sud
• In Russian: Южная Тарава