Faichuk
Faichuk (also Faichuuk, Tol, or the Western Islands) are a group of four islands separated from one another by narrow canals in the western part of Truk Lagoon, Chuuk, Micronesia. The tightly-knit islands are considered as one for statistical and administrative purposes.
The islands are (Pata), , (Onei), and Tol (these four, because of their proximity, are sometimes collectively subsumed under the island name Tol), Eot, Fanapanges, Romanum and Udot. Their aggregate area is 41.90 or 49.63 km², according to different sources. The population is 16,000. The islands are mostly hilly and peak at 443 meters above sea level (Mount Winipot on Tol Island).
Island | Area (km²)[1] |
Population 2008 |
---|---|---|
Faichuk Group | ||
Paata | 4.41 | 2103 |
Polle | 9.38 | 2662 |
Tol | 10.32 | 5495 |
Wonei | 10.05 | 1073 |
Nomiwisofo Group | ||
Eot | 0.49 | 407 |
Fanapanges | 1.57 | 784 |
Romanum | 0.75 | 1491 |
Udot | 4.93 | 2008 |
Faichuk Islands | 41.90 | 16023 |
References[]
- ^ Areas of Tol, Wonei, Polle and Paata measured in comparison, other area figures from: Edwin Horace Bryan: Guide to place names in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: (the Marshall, Caroline and Mariana Islands) (Paperback). Honolulu: Pacific Scientific Information Center, 1971 (acre figures converted to km²). Chuuk 1989 Census of Population and Housing Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Seite 52) provides very different area figures (with an aggregate area of 49.86 km²), which suggest a different division line between Tol and Wonei.
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Coordinates: 07°21.14′N 151°36.51′E / 7.35233°N 151.60850°E
Categories:
- Islands of Chuuk State
- Municipalities of Chuuk State
- Federated States of Micronesia geography stubs