Tarawa [island] - Tarawa

Japanese: タラワ[島] - タラワ
Tarawa [island] - Tarawa
The capital of this island in northeastern Kiribati. It produces copra. The inhabitants are Micronesians. It became a British colony in 1892 and was the center of the Gilbert Islands. It was occupied by Japan in 1941 and was the site of fierce battles between the United States and Japan during the Pacific War. It has an area of ​​23 km2 and a population of 40,529 (2010).
Related article Gilbert Islands

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Japanese:
キリバス北東部にある島で首都所在地。コプラを産する。住民はミクロネシア人。1892年以降イギリス領となりギルバート諸島の中心地とされた。1941年日本が占領し，太平洋戦争中は日米の激戦地。23km2。４万529人（2010）。
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