Murilo (Murilo Municipality)
Murilo is a village, atoll, and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
It is located 9 km to the NE of Nomwin Atoll and 101 km to the NNE of Chuuk Lagoon. Its population is over a 1,000 people. Together with Nomwin, Ruo, and Fananu they form the Hall Islands.
In 2010, the people of this small atoll ate at a "feast" of poisonous, critically endangered hawksbill turtles - 96 got seriously ill, 6 died, 4 of them children.
It is located 9 km to the NE of Nomwin Atoll and 101 km to the NNE of Chuuk Lagoon. Its population is over a 1,000 people. Together with Nomwin, Ruo, and Fananu they form the Hall Islands.
In 2010, the people of this small atoll ate at a "feast" of poisonous, critically endangered hawksbill turtles - 96 got seriously ill, 6 died, 4 of them children.
Map - Murilo (Murilo Municipality)
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Country - Federated_States_of_Micronesia
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While the FSM's total land area is quite small, the country's waters occupy nearly 3 e6km2 of the Pacific Ocean, giving the country the 14th-largest exclusive economic zone in the world. The sovereign island nation's capital is Palikir, located on Pohnpei Island, while the largest city is Weno, located in the Chuuk Atoll.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
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EN | English language |