Banana is a village in Kiribati, located on the island of Kiritimati, within the Archipelago of Line Islands. It is located close to Cassidy International Airport.

Name

In 1962, when over 4,000 American servicemen were on the island as part of Operation Dominic, the village became known as Banana for unclear reasons.

Demographics

In 2010, Banana was inhabited by 955 people, making it the third most populous of the four villages on the island. The great majority of the population of Kiritimati as of 1989 lived in the Banana, London, or Poland villages.

Social media incident

In 2024, a twitter account (@KiribatiGov) which had successfully impersonated the Kiribati government for some time went viral after responding, "Fine. You're not invited." to a post making fun of the village's name.