What is "tabiteuea"

Tabiteuea, formerly Drummond's Island, is an atoll in the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, south of the Tarawa Atoll. The atoll consists of two main islands: Eanikai in the north, Nuguti in the south, and several smaller islets in between along the eastern rim of the atoll. The atoll has a total land area of , while the lagoon measures . The population numbered 4,899 in 2005.

While most atolls of the Gilbert Islands correspond to local government areas governed by island councils, Tabiteuea, like the main atoll Tarawa, is divided into two:

• Tabiteuea North has a land area of and a population of 3,600 , distributed among twelve villages (capital Utiroa)
• Tabiteuea South has a land area of and a population of 1,299, distributed among six villages (capital Buariki).