List Of Settlements In The Cocos (Keeling) Islands

	List Of Settlements In The Cocos (Keeling) Islands The following are populated places in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; there are no cities in the islands. * Bantam (largest settlement, on Home Island) * West Island {{Oceania topic, List of cities in Cocos Populated places In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of citie ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Populated Place Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Bantam, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Bantam Village is the largest settlement on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, in Australia. It is located on Home Island and has a population of about 448, mainly Cocos Malays Cocos Malays are a community that form the predominant group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which is now a part of Australia. Today, most of the Cocos Malay can be found in the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia, because of diaspora originatin .... Bantam was formerly listed as the capital of Cocos (Keeling) Islands by the European Union. Climate Being located within the tropical latitudes, the island features warm and consistent temperatures year-round. References Populated places in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands {{Cocos-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Home Island Home Island, also known locally as Pulu Selma, is one of only two permanently inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the Southern Atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean. Description It is in area and contains the largest settlement of the territory, Bantam, with a population of about 500 Cocos Malay people. Local attractions include a museum covering local culture and traditions, flora and fauna, Australian naval history, and the early owners of the Cocos-Keeling Islands. The Home Island Mosque is one of the busiest places on the island, and the minaret is painted in territorial flag colours of green and gold. There is also a trail leading to Oceania House, which was the ancestral home of the Clunies-Ross family, the former rulers of the Cocos-Keeling Islands and is over a century old. Education Cocos Islands District High School operates a primary education centre on Home Island; most of the staff li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands West Island (Malay language, Malay: Pulau Panjang, Cocos Malay: Pulu Panjang), part of the South Keeling Islands, is the capital of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an States and territories of Australia, Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean. The population is roughly 120, making it List of national capitals by population, the third smallest capital in the world, and consists mainly of Europeans. It is less populous than Home Island, the only other inhabited island. West Island was part of the Clunies-Ross family, Clunies-Ross plantation and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport, an airstrip was built here during World War II. As well as all the government buildings, it contains the airport, a general store and tourist accommodation. In November 2013 it was revealed that the Australian Signals Directorate operates a listening station on West Island. Education Cocos Islands District High School operates a primary and secondary campus on West Island. Most of the students of tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Populated Places In The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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