Utiroa is a settlement in

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. It is located on

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 An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can gr ...

and is the capital of

North Tabiteuea North Tabiteuea is a local council in Tabiteuea, Kiribati. North Tabiteuea (in Gilbertese, ''Tabiteuea Meang'') has a land area of and a population of 4,120 , distributed among twelve villages (capital Utiroa). On 1 July 1799, Charles Bishop ...

; Nuribenua is to its west, while Terikiai and

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are to its north.

Education

Utiroa is served by Temwamwang School in

. The area junior high school is Takoronga School in Terikiai, and the area senior high school is

Tabiteuea North Senior Secondary School 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 ...

a.k.a. Teabike College in Eita."TABITEUEA NORTH 2008 Socio-Economic Profile
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''Strengthening Decentralized Governance in Kiribati Project '', Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs (Kiribati). p. 42 (PDF p. 7/15)
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History

This settlement was the site of the Battle of Drummond's Island in 1841, when members of the scientific

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attacked and burned the village after the suspected murder of a crew member by the natives.

References

Populated places in Kiribati Tabiteuea {{Kiribati-geo-stub