South Tarawa (in
Gilbertese Tarawa Teinainano) is the capital and hub of the Republic of
Kiribati and home to approximately half of Kiribati's total population. The South Tarawa population center consists of all the small islets from
Betio in the West to
Bonriki in the East, connected by the South Tarawa main road; with a population of 50,182 .