Abatai, Rennell Island

Abatai
Abatai Location in the Solomon Islands
Coordinates: 11°41′29.54″S 160°18′27.83″E / 11.6915389°S 160.3077306°E / -11.6915389; 160.3077306
Country	Solomon Islands
Province	Rennell and Bellona
Island	Rennell Island
Population
• Total	80
Time zone	UTC (UTC+11)

Abatai is a village in the Solomon Islands, on Rennell Island in the Rennell and Bellona province. Immediate neighboring villages include Tesauma, Magino, Matamoana and Nukumatangi.

Coordinates: 11°41′29.54″S 160°18′27.83″E / 11.6915389°S 160.3077306°E / -11.6915389; 160.3077306

Location

Approximately 40km or 2.5hrs drive from Tigoa, East Rennell. This village is at Kangava Bay which has beautiful white sands beach and coral reef which makes it good for snorkelling.

Population

80 people approx.

Religion

South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) and Baptist. The community hosted the first establishment of an ACE school. An education program that is Bible-based and is commended for helping children to read at an early age.

Police

Generally policing is serviced by the Tigoa police station as well as a local Provincial government employed area Constable.