What is "kuria"

Kuria is the name of a pair of islets in the Central Gilbert Islands in Kiribati, northwest of Aranuka. The two islets, Buariki and Oneeke, are separated by a 20 metre wide channel on a shallow water platform (Te breeti), which is crossed by a bridge of the connecting road. The islands are surrounded by fringing reef which is broadest on the eastern side of Kuria. The population of Kuria was 980 in 2010.

Kuria may refer to:

• Kuria (ethnic group), an ethnic group of Tanzania and Kenya
• Kuria District, a former district in Kenya
• Kuria, a Kenyan name from the Kikuyu people
  • Gibson Kamau Kuria (born 1947), Kenyan lawyer
  • Manasses Kuria (1929–2005), Kenyan Anglican Archbishop
  • Ruth Wanjiru Kuria (born 1981), Kenyan long-distance road runner
• Kuria (islands), the collective name of the Kiribati islands of Buariki and Oneeke
• Kuria Muria, another name for the Khuriya Muriya Islands of Oman
• Kuria, variant of kyria, κυρία, the Greek title of respect for a woman. See Kira (given name).