Back Atolón de Namu AST Namu Catalan Namu Atoll (munisipyo) CEB Namu Czech Namu German Namu (atolón) Spanish Namu atoloia Basque آبسنگ حلقوی نامو Persian Namu Finnish Namu French
 NASA picture of Namu Atoll | |
 Namu Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
  Namu Atoll | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Pacific |
| Coordinates | 07°59′00″N 168°10′25″E / 7.98333°N 168.17361°E |
| Archipelago | Ralik |
| Total islands | 51 |
| Area | 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Administration | |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 525 (2021) |
| Ethnic groups | Marshallese |
Namu Atoll (Marshallese: Nam̧o, [nʲɑmˠo][1]) is a coral atoll of 54 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 6.27 square kilometers (2.42 sq mi), but that encloses a lagoon of 397 square kilometers (153 sq mi). It is located approximately 62 kilometers (39 mi) south-southwest of Kwajalein Atoll.
There are four main population centres, the islands of Namu, Majkin, Loen and Mae. The population of Namu Atoll was 525 at the 2021 census.[2]
- ^ 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. Retrieved September 27, 2023.