Jaluit Atoll

Jaluit
	NASA image of Jaluit Atoll
	Jaluit
Geography
Location	North Pacific
Coordinates	05°55′18″N 169°38′33″E / 5.92167°N 169.64250°E
Archipelago	Ralik
Total islands	91
Area	11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Administration
	Marshall Islands
Demographics
Population	1,409 (2021)
Ethnic groups	Marshallese
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Jaluit Atoll Conservation Area
Designated	13 July 2004
Reference no.	1389

Jaluit Atoll (Marshallese: Jālwōj, [tʲælʲ(o)wɤtʲ], or Jālooj, [tʲælʲoːtʲ]^[2]) is a large coral atoll of 91 islands in the Pacific Ocean and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is 11.34 square kilometers (4.38 sq mi), and it encloses a lagoon with an area of 690 square kilometers (270 sq mi). Most of the land area is on the largest islet (motu) of Jaluit (10.4 km²). Jaluit is approximately 220 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Majuro. Jaluit Atoll is a designated conservation area and Ramsar Wetland.

In 2021 the population of the islands of Jaluit Atoll was 1,409.^[3] It was the former administrative seat of the Marshall Islands.

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^ "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. Retrieved September 27, 2023.