London, Kiribati
London (also Ronton in Gilbertese) is the principal settlement on the atoll of Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) belonging to Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.[1] As of 2005 it has a population of 1,829 people, making it the second largest village on Kiritimati and in the whole Line Islands. In the 2010 census the population was 1,879.[2] Only Tabwakea is slightly larger.[2]
The main villages of Kiritimati are Banana, Tabwakea, and London, which are located along the main road on the northern tip of the island, and Poland, which is across the main lagoon to the South.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for London | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (85) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30.3 (86.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
25 (77) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
24.1 (75.8) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 3 (1) |
7.1 (2.8) |
6.4 (2.5) |
20.6 (8.1) |
8.9 (3.5) |
8.1 (3.2) |
5 (2) |
1.5 (0.6) |
0.3 (0.1) |
0.3 (0.1) |
0.8 (0.3) |
1.5 (0.6) |
63.5 (24.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Vol 1: Basic Information and Tables. Part B: Personal (Population) Tables. Table 3: Population by Village, Sex and Age Group - 2010. S. 50.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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