Utirik Atoll

Utirik Atoll
Native name: Utrōk
	NASA image of Utirik Atoll
	The Utirik Atoll in the Marshall Islands
	Utirik Atoll
Geography
Location	North Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	11°15′14″N 169°48′00″E / 11.25389°N 169.80000°E
Archipelago	Ratak
Total islands	10
Area	2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Administration
	Marshall Islands
Demographics
Population	264 (2021)
Ethnic groups	Marshallese

Utirik Atoll or Utrik Atoll (Marshallese: Utrōk, [wudˠ(ɯ)rˠɤk]^[1]) is a coral atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 2.4 square kilometers (0.94 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 57.7 square kilometers (22.29 sq mi). It is located approximately 47 kilometers (29 mi) east of Ujae Atoll. The population of Utirik Atoll was 264 at the 2021 census.^[2] It is one of the northernmost Marshall Islands with permanent habitation.

The larger islets are:

Utirik (Utrōk^[1])
Aon (Aon^[1])
Bikrak (Pekrak^[1])
Pike (Pike^[1])
Āllok (Āllok^[1])
Nalap (Ņa-ļap^[1])

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.

[dict-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index

[2021census-2] "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.

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