Tewai is a Motu and a place in the south of the

Tabiteuea Tabiteuea (formerly Drummond's Island) is an atoll in the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, farther south of Tarawa. This atoll is the bigger and the most populated of the Gilbert Islands but Tarawa. The atoll consists of one main island, in the nor ...

atoll in the

Gilbert Islands The Gilbert Islands ( gil, Tungaru;Reilly Ridgell. ''Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.'' 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this n ...

of the island state Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.Office of Te Beretitenti
- Republic of Kiribati Island Report Series. November 11, 2012 It belongs to the district ''South Tabiteuea''. In 2017, the place had approx. 311 inhabitants.

Geography

Tewai is one of the northernmost places of South Tabiteuea and is located in the eastern reef hem, in an area with many small motu. The place itself is located on a headland to the interior of the lagoon. There is a school in the suburb ''Tebukie''. Tewai is connected to the southern

Taungaeaka Taungaeaka is a Motu (small uninhabited island) and a place in the south of the Tabiteuea atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the island state Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.

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, geonames.org. Retrieved on 13 September 2021. In the village there is a traditional Reunity House: ''Tewai Maneaba''. In the northwest, the Motu Arakeaka and Tetongo join. The nearest place to ''Noth Tabiteuea'' is Aiwa about 12 km away.

References

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