Rairok
Rairok (Marshallese: Rairōk, [rˠɑːiːrˠɤk][1]) is a town in the Marshall Islands. It is located on the southeastern side Majuro Atoll, between Delap in the east and Ajeltake in the west.[2]
On January 30, 1944, United States troops invaded and built a large base, Naval Base Majuro. [3][4]
Demographics
[edit]Population about 2000 with half under the age of 15. As of the census of 1988, the population numbered 2021, on a land area of 0.622 km2 (62.2 hectares).[5] Almost half of the population (924 out of 2021) were under the age of 15.[6] In 1999, the population count was 3846,[7] and for 2009, the population was estimated at 6390.[8] There is an elementary school, a small dry goods store and a bus stop. It overlooks the inner bay of the Majuro Atoll.
Marshall Islands International Airport, located immediately west of Rairok Islet, is considered part of the town.[2] It had been built on Anenelibw and Lokojbar islets.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index". www.trussel2.com.
- 1 2 "Home | Statistics for Development Division" (PDF). www.spc.int. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ "Marshall Islands -- Building the Navy's Bases -- Majuro Naval Base". marshall.csu.edu.au. 9 October 2005.
- ↑ Majuro Atoll Archived 2023-03-15 at the Wayback Machinepacificwrecks.com
- ↑ "Non-traditional settlement patterns and typhoon hazard on contemporary Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ↑ "PADDLE". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ↑ "Marshall Islands: Atolls & Major Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ↑ "2009 Majuro & Ebeye - Water Survey - Results to Date" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "Vegetation and Urbanization on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-30.
7°04′18″N 171°18′54″E / 7.07167°N 171.31500°E
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