London ( Gilbertese: ''Ronton''; historically: ''Londres'') is a settlement in

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
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, located on the island of

Kiritimati Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written in Gilbertese according to its phonology, ...

, within the archipelago of

Line Islands The Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands (in Gilbertese, ''Aono Raina'') are a chain of 11 atolls (with partly or fully enclosed lagoons) and coral islands (with a surrounding reef) in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Haw ...

. In 2015, it was inhabited by 1,899 people, making it the second most populated of the four settlements of the island.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.
/ref> London is the headquarters of the

Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development The Ministry for Line and Phoenix Islands Development (MLPID, also known by the portmanteau Linnix; gil, Botaki ibukin karikirakeaia aaba n te Aono Raina ao Rawaki) is a Cabinet of Kiribati, government ministry of Kiribati, headquartered in Lond ...

. The other main villages of Kiritimati are

Banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", disting ...

and Tabwakea, which are located along the main road on the northern coast of the island, and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

, which is across the main lagoon to the South.

Climate

London has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of ...

(Köppen climate classification: ''Aw'').

References

Populated places in Kiribati Kiritimati {{kiribati-geo-stub