Chuuk State
| Chuuk State | ||
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 Map of Chuuk State |
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| Coordinates: 7°25′N 151°47′E / 7.417°N 151.783°ECoordinates: 7°25′N 151°47′E / 7.417°N 151.783°E | ||
| Country |
 Federated States of Micronesia
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| Capital | Weno | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Johnson Elimo (since 2011) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 121.5 km2 (46.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 48,654 | |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| ISO 3166 code | FM-TRK | |
| Website | www |
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Chuuk State (also known as Truk) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The other states are Kosrae State, Pohnpei State, and Yap State. It consists of several island groups:
Chuuk is the most populous state of the FSM with its 50,000 inhabitants on 120 square kilometres (46 square miles). Chuuk Lagoon is where most people live. Weno island in the Lagoon functions as state capital and is FSM's biggest city.
Chuuk was one of six districts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) which were administered by the United States under charter from the United Nations from the end of the Second World War to the mid-1980s. The termination of U.S. administration of the Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Mariana Islands districts of the TTPI occurred on November 3, 1986. The Federated States of Micronesia, including Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, and Pohnpei, was established in 1979 and signed a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective November 3, 1986).
On July 2, 2002, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Chataan caused more than thirty landslides that killed forty-seven people and injured dozens others, in the state's deadliest weather disaster. The landslides occurred throughout the day, some within just minutes of each other.
To the west is Yap State. To the east are Pohnpei State and Kosrae State is further east.
The main population center of Chuuk State is the Chuuk Lagoon, a large archipelago with mountainous islands surrounded by a string of islets on a barrier reef. The two major geographical and dialectic divisions of the Chuuk Lagoon are Faichuuk, the western islands, and Namoneas, the eastern islands.
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