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Banana, Kiribati

Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 157°24′00″W / 1.86666667°N 157.4°W / 1.86666667; -157.4
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Banana
Village
Kiritimati island
Kiritimati island
Banana is located in Kiribati
Banana
Banana
Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 157°24′00″W / 1.86666667°N 157.4°W / 1.86666667; -157.4
Country Kiribati
Local councilKiritimati
Population
 (2010)
 • Total955
Time zoneUTC+14

Banana is a village in Kiribati, located on the island of Kiritimati, within the Archipelago of Line Islands. It is located close to Cassidy International Airport.[citation needed]

Name

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In 1962, when over 4,000 American servicemen were on the island as part of Operation Dominic, the village became known as Banana for unclear reasons.[1][failed verification]

Demographics

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In 2010, Banana was inhabited by 955 people, making it the third most populous of the four villages on the island.[2] The great majority of the population of Kiritimati as of 1989 lived in the Banana, London, or Poland villages.[1]

Social media incident

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In 2024, a twitter account (@KiribatiGov) which had successfully impersonated the Kiribati government for some time went viral after responding, "Fine. You're not invited." to a post making fun of the village's name.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Scott, Derek A., ed. (1993). "Teeb'aki, Republic of Kiribati" (PDF). A Directory of Wetlands in Oceania (Report). [i] Slimbridge, UK; [ii] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: [i] International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau; [ii] Asian Wetland Bureau. pp. 199–228. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). August 2012.
  3. ^ Dingle, Sarah (2024-02-25). "How a man faked Kiribati government's X account". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  4. ^ "Kiribati's government not responsible for viral post, sorry". France 24. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.