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'''Tabiteuea''' is the collective name for two neighbouring islands in the [[Pacific Ocean]], '''Tabiteuea North''' and '''Tabiteuea South'''.  The islands lie in the country of [[Kiribati]], south of [[Tarawa]].  Tabiteuea North has a land area of 26 km² with a population of 2,990 [[as of 2001]], while Tabiteuea South has a land area of 12 km² and a population of 1,293.

"Tabiteuea" is [[Gilbertese]] for "land of no chiefs"; the island is traditionally egalitarian.  In the late 19th century, the two islands were the site of a religious war when the populace of Tabiteuea North converted to Christianity and invaded Tabiteuea South (which had maintained traditional religious practice).

[[Category:Kiribati]] [[Category:Pacific Ocean atolls]]

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