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'Tabiteuea' is the collective name for two neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean, 'Tabiteuea North' and 'Tabiteuea South'. The islands lie in the country of Kiribati, south of Tarawa. Tabiteuea North has a land area of 26 km² with a population of 2,990 as of 2001, while Tabiteuea South has a land area of 12 km² and a population of 1,293.
"Tabiteuea" is Gilbertese for "land of no chiefs"; the island is traditionally egalitarian. In the late 19th century, the two islands were the site of a religious war when the populace of Tabiteuea North converted to Christianity and invaded Tabiteuea South (which had maintained traditional religious practice).