Ngerekebesang
Ngerekebesang Island(alternative names: Ngerekebesang Hamlet, Arakabesan)[1]is an island in the state ofKoror,Palau,where the office of the President of the Republic of Palau was located before the capital was moved toNgerulmud.It is composed of three towns: Ngerekebesang,Meyuns,andEchang,where most Southwest Islanders moved to after a storm struck thesouthwest islands.They were later resettled.[citation needed]
Meyuns is host to the largest hospital in Palau, Belau National Hospital. Ngerkebesang Island and the Island of Koror are connected by acauseway.The causeway, currently being remodeled, was originally built during theJapanese occupation of Palau.
References
[edit]- ^"Ngerekebesang Island map".2012. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.
7°19′N134°27′E/ 7.317°N 134.450°E
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