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Kiribati Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Kiribati with its 2 first-level divisions, the capital Tarawa and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Kiribati

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 2 units

Kiribati is divided into 2 first-level administrative divisions:

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Largest cities in Kiribati

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
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1TarawaCapital28,802

Tarawa is the largest urban area in Kiribati with about 28,802 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Kiribati: ≈ 193 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Kiribati at this map scale.

Ethnic groups in Kiribati

CIA World Factbook · 2020
I-Kiribati
95.8%I-Kiribati/mixed
3.8%Tuvaluan
0.2%other
1.7%

I-Kiribati 95.78%, I-Kiribati/mixed 3.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)

Regionally, I-Kiribati is the most common ethnic group across most of the 2 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Kiribati

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Roman Catholic
58.9%Kiribati Uniting Church
21.2%Kiribati Protestant Church
8.4%Church of Jesus Christ
5.6%Seventh Day Adventist
2.1%Baha'i
2.1%other
1.7%

Roman Catholic 58.9%, Kiribati Uniting Church 21.2%, Kiribati Protestant Church 8.4%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.1%, Baha'i 2.1%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 2 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Kiribati

CIA World Factbook

Gilbertese, English (official)

Regionally, Gilbertese is the most common language group across most of the 2 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.