Satawan

Satawan Atoll is part of the Mortlock Islands in the Caroline Islands, administratively part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. A Japanese airfield was located on the atoll during World War II.

Satawan Atoll administratively conists of four of the 40 municipalities of Chuuk State, named after the principal islets:

#Satowan (Satawan) (east)
#Ta (south)
#Kuttu (Kutu) (west)
#Moch (More) (north)

Satowan and Ta municipalities are statistically grouped with the "Lower Mortlocks", and Kuttu and Moch municipalities with the "Mid Mortlocks".

Satawan Atoll had a population of 2.935 as of the 2000 census. Satawan Atoll is located at coord|5.30|N|153.70|E| and has a total area of 419 km² (including the lagoon), but a land area of 4.6 km² only.

External links

* [http://web.singnet.com.sg/~tonym/islands.html Mortlock Islands] The two distinct island groups named "Mortlock Islands"
* [http://www.satowan.com Re Satowan]