Majuro

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Majuro

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: City / Municipality

Summary

Majuro serves as the capital of the Marshall Islands, situated on a large coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Originally settled by Austronesian peoples, it later became a site for Protestant missions and copra trading. It became the capital after the islands' independence in 1978.

Statistics

Area

9.70 km²

Population

30,000

Location