Aur Atoll

Aur Atoll
	NASApicture of Aur (left) and Maloelap (centre) Atolls
	Location in the Marshall Islands
	Aur Atoll
Geography
Location	North Pacific
Coordinates	8°12′N171°06′E/ 8.200°N 171.100°E
Archipelago	Ratak
Total islands	42
Area	5.6 km2(2.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population	317 (2021)
Ethnic groups	Marshallese

Aur Atoll(Marshallese:Aur,[ɑurˠ]^[1]) is acoral atollof 42 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of theRatak Chainof theMarshall Islands.Its total land area is only 15 square kilometers (5.6 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 620 square kilometers (240 sq mi). It is located south ofMaloelap Atoll.The population of Aur Atoll was 317 in 2021.^[2]

History

Aur Atoll was claimed by theGerman Empirealong with the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1885.^[3]After World War I, the island came under theSouth Seas MandateofJapan.Following the end of World War II, Aur came under the control of the United States as part of theTrust Territory of the Pacific Islands.It became part of independent Republic of the Marshall Islands in 1986.

Sister cities

Aur Atoll hasTaoyuan, Taiwanas a sister city since 2018.

Education

Marshall Islands Public School Systemoperates public schools:^[4]

Aur Elementary School
Tobal Elementary School

Northern Islands High SchoolonWotjeserves the community.^[5]

References

^Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index
^"Republic of the Marshall Islands 2021 Census Report, Volume 1: Basic Tables and Administrative Report"(PDF).Pacific Community (SPC): Statistics for Development Division.Pacific Community.May 30, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 27,2023.
^Churchill, William(1920). "Germany's Lost Pacific Empire".Geographical Review.10(2): 84.JSTOR 207706.
^"Public Schools Archived2018-02-21 at theWayback Machine."Marshall Islands Public School System. Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
^"Annual Report 2011-2012 Archived2018-02-22 at theWayback Machine."Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands).Retrieved on February 22, 2018. p. 54 (PDF p. 55/118). "Northern Islands High School takes students from the Ratak Ean zone including schools in Aur, Maloelap, Wotje, Ailuk, Utrik, Likiep and Mejit."

External links

Marshall Islands site
Entry at Oceandotsat theWayback Machine(archived December 23, 2010)

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[1] Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index

[2021census-2] "Republic of the Marshall Islands 2021 Census Report, Volume 1: Basic Tables and Administrative Report"(PDF).Pacific Community (SPC): Statistics for Development Division.Pacific Community.May 30, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 27,2023.

[3] Churchill, William(1920). "Germany's Lost Pacific Empire".Geographical Review.10(2): 84.JSTOR 207706.

[4] "Public Schools Archived2018-02-21 at theWayback Machine."Marshall Islands Public School System. Retrieved on February 21, 2018.

[5] "Annual Report 2011-2012 Archived2018-02-22 at theWayback Machine."Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands).Retrieved on February 22, 2018. p. 54 (PDF p. 55/118). "Northern Islands High School takes students from the Ratak Ean zone including schools in Aur, Maloelap, Wotje, Ailuk, Utrik, Likiep and Mejit."

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