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Tekabwibwi Village

Coordinates: 1°07′05″S 174°39′48″E / 1.11806°S 174.66333°E / -1.11806; 174.66333
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Tekabwibwi is a place on the main island Nuribenua at the north end of the Tabiteuea atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the island state Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.[1] It belongs to the district North Tabiteuea. In 2017, the place had approx. 162 inhabitants.

Geography

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Tekabwibwi is located at the northern tip of the atoll on a bay of the lagoon.[2] In the village there is a traditional meeting house: Tewai Maneaba.

It is connected to Tekaman in the south by the Tekaman Causeway dam.

Climate

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The climate is tropically hot, but is moderated by constantly blowing winds. Like the other places of the Tabiteuea atoll, Tekabwibwi is occasionally haunted by cyclones.

References

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  1. ^ Office of Te Beretitenti - Republic of Kiribati Island Report Series. 11. Nonouti 2012
  2. ^ Tekabwibwi Village at GeoNames, geonames.org. Retrieved on 13 September 2021.

1°07′05″S 174°39′48″E / 1.11806°S 174.66333°E / -1.11806; 174.66333