What is Bairiki?
'''Bairiki''' is a village and an island now part of [[South Tarawa]], and one time is the center of government of [[Kiribati]]. One of three post offices on Tarawa is located at Bairiki. '''Bairiki Island''' is the most southern island on the [[atoll]] of Tarawa. About nine islands are larger than Bairiki. Bairiki includes the main administrative center of [[Kiribati]], but the [[Parliament]] has since moved to [[Ambo]], halfway between Bairiki and [[Bonriki]]. In the village there is a small port and near Bairiki is a center of the [[University of the South Pacific]]. {{coord|1|20|N|173|00|E|display=title}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Villages]] [[Category:Settlements in Kiribati]]