Poland, Kiribati
Poland | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.JPG?lang=en) Church of St. Stanislaw in 2007. | |
  Poland | |
| Coordinates: 1°51′52″N 157°33′07″W / 1.86444°N 157.55194°W | |
| Country |  Kiribati |
| Local council | Kiritimati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 441 |
| Time zone | UTC+14 |
Poland is a village in Kiribati, located on the westernmost part of the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands.
Name
Poland was named in honor of Polish mechanic Stanisław Pełczyński, who greatly improved the island's coconut plantation by introducing a modified irrigation system that could effectively water palm trees during the dry season.[1][2]
Demographics
In 2010, Poland was inhabited by 441 people, making it the smallest of the four villages on the island.[3]
Infrastructure
Poland has a kindergarten, a primary school and a Catholic church.[4][5]
Climate
In 2013, the Ministry of Environment in Warsaw, Poland produced a video featuring the village to highlight its sea level rise problem. The video was shown at the COP19.[6]
References
- ^ "Christmas Island". 2010.
- ^ "Dr. Przemysław Osóbka – Activities of Stanisław Pełczyński". December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). August 2012.
- ^ "Poland Helps Poland. Part 4 – Another phase begins!". September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Church of St. Stanislaw".
- ^ Lee, Caitlin (31 January 2014). "Winning Warsaw: Poland's Paternalism Hosts UNFCCC Negotiations". Washington University Political Review.