Tarawa geodata
Tarawa (Gilbert Islands) is a capital of a political entity; located in Kiribati in Pacific/Tarawa (GMT+12) time zone. With population of 40,311 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Kiribati, 68.6% of cities are located further ↑North; 74.3% of cities are located further →East and 100% of cities have higher elevation than Tarawa. Note1
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° |
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°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Kiribati existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia