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| Beru is another of the fascinating islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It is the cradle for many of the significant aspects of Kiribati culture. This includes the first mwaneaba or maneaba (public meeting house), Tabontebike, and the Kiribati ancestor Nareau who is said to have originated from Beru.
Beru is a reef at 1 degree 20' S latitude and is 15 kilometres long (NE-SE) and 4.75 kilometres wide at the widest point (NE-SE). The centre of the reef is a shallow depression, Nuka Lagoon, and resembles Aranuka in being between a reef island and a true atoll. As part of the Southern group of the Gilberts (Kiribati) with Tabiteuea (96 kilometres west) and Nikunau either side, and 426 kilometres Southeast of Tarawa Atoll.
The land mass occupies fully a third or more of the shallow reef structure and is positioned mostly towards the Northeast edge of the reef. The lagoon which is mostly towards the north end, is 12 miles long and 3 to 4 miles wide and mangroves are present here. A small lagoon or barachois at the northern tip is surrounded by man-made fishponds, and is a similar feature at the south end of the islet. A 3 kilometre long barachois with extensive mangroves occupies the interior south of Nuka lagoon. A causeway is present across the inlet mouth and a landing strip is present on the interior flats.
There is a total area of 17.7 square kilometres for its 1909 population which was 4.2% of the Republic of Kiribati's citizens. There were 539 households with 1,560 of the population over eighteen years of age; or 165 people per square kilometre. Most islanders are Protestant (2,130) and Catholics are the next largest religious group (700). At the time of census there were 4 Tuvaluans, 5 Europeans, and 3 of other nationality. 197 Islanders were employed and 465 were listed as self-employed. Beru is represented by two elected Members of Parliament.
The population seems to have been a fairly static. H.E. Maude considers that the estimate given by trader Handy to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1855 was probably accurate. He reported Beru with a population of 2,500 to 3,000. In 1901, Captain Tupper of HMS Pylades gave the population as 2,248 and in 1973 the provisional census was 2,418.
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