Aimeliik | |
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Country | Palau |
Capital | Mongami |
Government | |
• Body | Aimeliik State Legislature |
• Governor | Browny Simer[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (2015 Census) | |
• Total | 334 |
• Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
• Official languages | Palauan English |
ISO 3166 code | PW-002 |
Aimeliik is an administrative division of the island country of Palau. It is one of the Republic of Palau's 16 states. It has an area of 52 km2 and a population of 334 (census 2015). The state capital is the village of Mongami. The four other villages are Medorm, Imul, Elechui and Ngmechiangel.
The island is the location of Palau's largest powerplant. The state is also a short distance from the international airport. In the village of Medorm there is the highest powered short wave radio station in Palau. This is owned and operated by High Adventure Ministries originally from the US but now owned by a consortium of Chinese national churches. It comprises four short wave transmitters two are Thomson which originally came from Adventist Radio in Guam the others are a venerable Harris transmitter and a 30-year-old RCA transmitter all feeding several stacked curtain arrays which are beamed on South East Asia. They operate mainly on the 9 and 15 MHz Bands.