State | |
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Category | Unitary State |
Location | Palau |
Number | 16 |
Populations | 25 ( Hatohobei) – 11,444 ( Koror) |
Areas | .9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) ( Hatohobei) – 65 km2 (25 sq mi) ( Ngeremlengui) |
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Subdivisions |
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Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions, called states. Palau has a high ratio of government offices to citizens, with 16 states and both a tribal chiefdom and elected legislature in each state, for 20,000 people. [1]
State | Capital | Area (km2) |
Population (Census 2015) |
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North of Babeldaob | |||
Kayangel | Orukei | 3 | 54 |
Babeldaob | |||
Aimeliik | Mongami | 52 | 334 |
Airai | Ngetkib | 44 | 2,455 |
Melekeok | Melekeok | 28 | 277 |
Ngaraard | Ulimang | 36 | 413 |
Ngarchelong | Mengellang | 10 | 316 |
Ngardmau | Urdmang | 47 | 185 |
Ngeremlengui | Imeong | 65 | 350 |
Ngatpang | Ngereklmadel | 47 | 282 |
Ngchesar | Ngersuul | 41 | 291 |
Ngiwal | Ngerkeai | 26 | 282 |
Southwest of Babeldaob | |||
Angaur | Ngaramasch | 8 | 119 |
Koror | Ngerbeched | 65 | 11,444 |
Peleliu | Kloulklubed | 13 | 484 |
Southwest Islands | |||
Hatohobei | Hatohobei | 3 | 25 |
Sonsorol | Dongosaru | 3 | 40 |
State | |
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Category | Unitary State |
Location | Palau |
Number | 16 |
Populations | 25 ( Hatohobei) – 11,444 ( Koror) |
Areas | .9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) ( Hatohobei) – 65 km2 (25 sq mi) ( Ngeremlengui) |
Government |
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Subdivisions |
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Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions, called states. Palau has a high ratio of government offices to citizens, with 16 states and both a tribal chiefdom and elected legislature in each state, for 20,000 people. [1]
State | Capital | Area (km2) |
Population (Census 2015) |
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North of Babeldaob | |||
Kayangel | Orukei | 3 | 54 |
Babeldaob | |||
Aimeliik | Mongami | 52 | 334 |
Airai | Ngetkib | 44 | 2,455 |
Melekeok | Melekeok | 28 | 277 |
Ngaraard | Ulimang | 36 | 413 |
Ngarchelong | Mengellang | 10 | 316 |
Ngardmau | Urdmang | 47 | 185 |
Ngeremlengui | Imeong | 65 | 350 |
Ngatpang | Ngereklmadel | 47 | 282 |
Ngchesar | Ngersuul | 41 | 291 |
Ngiwal | Ngerkeai | 26 | 282 |
Southwest of Babeldaob | |||
Angaur | Ngaramasch | 8 | 119 |
Koror | Ngerbeched | 65 | 11,444 |
Peleliu | Kloulklubed | 13 | 484 |
Southwest Islands | |||
Hatohobei | Hatohobei | 3 | 25 |
Sonsorol | Dongosaru | 3 | 40 |