Takarano is a the most northern village on Abaiang, an atoll in Kiribati.[1] Ubanteman is the village to its south.

There are 348 residents of Takarano (2010 census).[1] The village has a medical clinic that is staffed by a nursing officer, and which serves residents of the Takarano and Ubwanteman communities.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "4. Abaiang" (PDF). Office of Te Beretitent - Republic of Kiribati Island Report Series. 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

1°57′N 172°55′E / 1.950°N 172.917°E / 1.950; 172.917


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