Peleliu (Palau)
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| Country: | Palau |
| Waters: | Pacific Ocean |
| Islands: | Main island and 10 kl. Islands |
| Geographical location: | 7 ° 3 ' N , 134 ° 16' E |
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| Surface: | 13 km² |
| Residents: | 484 |
| Population density: | 37 inhabitants / km² |
| Capital: | Kloulklubed |
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Peleliu is an administrative state (i.e., an administrative area) of the Pacific island republic of Palau . It is located southwest of Koror Province and northeast of Angaur Province .
The territory of the state of Peliliu includes around 10 smaller islands in addition to the island of the same name Peleliu ; the total land area is 13 km². The capital Kloulklubed is located in the northwest of the main island. According to the constitution, the state consists of the five villages (hamlets) Teliu on the southwest coast bordering Ngerkeukl in the north, Ngesias in the center, Ngerdelolk on the east coast and Ngerchol in the northern part of the island. In 2015, 484 people lived in the entire administrative area.
The state of Peliliu includes a. the following islands:
| Island name | Area (km²), approx. | Residents | Geocoordinate |
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| Peleliu | 12.8 | 571 | 7 ° 1 ' N , 134 ° 15' E |
| Reluctance | 0.93 | 0 | 7 ° 6 ' N , 134 ° 17' E |
| Ngesebus | 0.95 | 0 | 7 ° 3 ' N , 134 ° 16' E |
| Ngurungor | 0.54 | 0 | 7 ° 1 ' N , 134 ° 16' E |
| Kongauru | 0.34 | 0 | 7 ° 4 ' N , 134 ° 16' E |
| Murphy Island | 0.02 | 0 | 7 ° 4 ' N , 134 ° 17' E |
literature
- Stephen C. Murray: The Battle over Peleliu: Islander, Japanese, and American Memories of War. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 2019, ISBN 978-0-8173-5978-2 .
