Betio | |
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Area | 1,54 km² |
Population | 18 565 hab. () |
Density | 12 055,19 inhab./km² |
Location | |
![]() 1 ° 21 ′ 23 ″ N 172 ° 55 ′ 54 ″ E | |
Betio is an island in the atoll of Tarawa, in the archipelago of Gilbert Islands (Kiribati).
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Connected by a dike suitable for Bairiki, the main administrative center of the country. Headquarters of the Ministry of Tourism and Trade Headquarters of the Kiribati Philatelic Office Battle in 1943 for possession of the airport (transferred from to Bonriki, at 20 km, sure Tarawa-SouthVery high human density (around 2,500 h / km², which makes it one of the highest population densities in the world for a non-urban area.