Uliga
| Uliga | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Majuro Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 7 ° 5 '14 " N , 171 ° 22' 35" E | |
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| length | 2.2 km | |
| width | 280 m | |
| surface | 29.3 ha | |
| Residents | 2144 (1988) 7317 inhabitants / km² |
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Uliga ( Marshallese Wūlka ) is a motu in the east of the Majuro Atoll of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
The island is bordered by Darrit to the north and Delap to the west . Between Uliga and Delap there are two smaller islands belonging to Delap, Biggariat and Eniligere . Together with its neighboring islands Uliga forms the compression chamber " Delap-Uliga-Darrit " the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro that the entire atoll covers.
In 1988 the place or district Uliga had 2,144 inhabitants on an area of 0.293 km² (29.3 hectares ). The islands from Darrit in the north to Enirak in the west are connected by a continuous road embankment. The road dam was built from coral fragments during World War II ; the road was later paved.
Uliga is the seat of the Majuro Courthouse and the exile administrations of the evacuated atolls Bikini and Rongelap .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Community Survey ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Vegetation and Urbanization on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
- ↑ RMI Yearbook 1998-99, Table 2.10, Urban Population by Place, Sey and Broad Age Group, 1988. (PDF; 447 kB)
- ↑ Non-traditional settlement patterns and typhoon hazard on contemporary Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 143 kB)
- ^ The Marshall Islands 1944, Operation Flintlock
