Banana, Kiribati
Banana | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Kiritimati island | |
  Banana | |
| Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 157°24′00″W / 1.86666667°N 157.4°W | |
| Country |  Kiribati |
| Local council | Kiritimati |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 955 |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
Name
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). August 2012.
- ^ Dingle, Sarah (2024-02-25). "How a man faked Kiribati government's X account". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Kiribati's government not responsible for viral post, sorry". France 24. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.