Takarano is a the most northern village on Abaiang, an

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Ubanteman Ubanteman is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 126 residents of the village (2010 census). To its north is Takarano, and to its east is Tebunginako. Ubwanteman presently does not suffer from coastal erosion Coastal erosio ...

is the village to its south. There are 348 residents of Takarano (2010 census). The village has a medical clinic that is staffed by a nursing officer, and which serves residents of the Takarano and Ubwanteman communities. At the northern point of Takarano, extreme erosion has been experienced on both the ocean side of the tip of the island and on the lagoon side; the coast has eroded and accreted over the years.

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