Chuuk (state)
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| Country: | Micronesia |
| Waters: | Pacific Ocean |
| Islands: | 294 |
| Geographical location: | 7 ° 26 ' N , 151 ° 51' E |
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| Surface: | 127 km² |
| Residents: | 48,651 (2010) |
| Population density: | 383 inhabitants / km² |
| Capital: | Weno |
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Chuuk is a state of the Federated States of Micronesia . It includes numerous islands and atolls in the western Pacific Ocean . Almost 50,000 people, almost half of the population of Micronesia, live in Chuuk. The state is striving for state independence and is therefore expected to hold an independence referendum in March 2022 .
geography
General
The state of Chuuk is located in the mid-west of the Federated States of Micronesia. It covers a sea area that extends from west to east over about 660 km and from north to south up to 240 km. The westernmost land point of Chuuk is in Puluwat Atoll , the easternmost in Lukunor Atoll .
In the center of the area is the Chuuk Atoll ( Chuuk Islands ), which the state owes its name to. Chuuk's capital, Weno , is located on Moen , in the east of the Chuuk Atoll lagoon .
Chuuk borders the Micronesian states of Yap in the west and Pohnpei in the east.
Islands and atolls
Chuuk State has 294 islands and atolls.
In the center of the state lies the large atoll Chuuk (formerly Truk ) with the main island Moen and other relatively large islands in the lagoon . The nearby uninhabited atoll Neoch is also grouped with the central islands, as it belongs to the municipality of Uman in the Chuuk lagoon.
The outlying islands and atolls are spread over two large statistical island regions, with the following atolls and island groups:
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Mortlocks (in the southeast)
- Losap (atoll)
- Nama (island)
- Namoluk (atoll)
- Mortlock Islands
- Oksoritod (to the north and west)
Administrative division
| region | Population (1989 Census) |
Population (1994 Census) |
Population (Census 2000) |
Population (2010 Census) |
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| North Namoneas | 15,622 | 17.093 | 14,722 | 14,611 |
| South Namoneas | 11,455 | 11,898 | 11,694 | 10,233 |
| Faichuk | 11,264 | 12,671 | 14,049 | 9,807 |
| Mortlocks | 5,904 | 6,471 | 6,911 | 7.181 |
| Northwest | 3,626 | 5,186 | 6.219 | 6,819 |
| Chuuk | 47,871 | 53,319 | 53,595 | 48,651 |
Web links
- Foreign Ships in Micronesia: Chuuk , Discovery of and Landings on Chuuk, English
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e FSM 2010 Census of Population and Housing. (PDF; 1.32 MB) Accessed August 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Jonathan Barrett: Chuuk independence vote postponed as China-US Pacific contest builds . In: Reuters . February 27, 2020 (English, reuters.com ).
