Delap-Uliga-Djarrit

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit
Teļap-Wūlika-Jarōj
Urban area
Marshall Islands capitol building in Delap-Uliga-Djarrit
Marshall Islands capitol building in Delap-Uliga-Djarrit
CountryMarshall Islands
AtollMajuro
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
20,301
Time zoneUTC+12
Sunset from Delap-Uliga-Darrit to Laura.

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit (DUD,[1] Marshallese: Teļap-Wūlika-Jarōj) is an urban area in Majuro, the capital and the largest city of the Marshall Islands, with 15,846 people out of Majuro's 23,676 (as of 1999).[2] It consists of the districts of Delap, Uliga, and Djarrit (islets connected by land reclamation).[3] DUD is located on the eastern end of Majuro Atoll.[4] Marshallese government buildings are situated in DUD.[1]

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  2. ^ Ford, Murray (January 2012). "Shoreline Changes on an Urban Atoll in the Central Pacific Ocean: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands". Journal of Coastal Research. 279: 11–22. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00008.1. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ Terry, James P.; Thaman, Randolph R. (2008). "Physical Geography of Majuro Atoll and the Marshall Islands". In Terry, James P.; Thomas, Frank R. (eds.). The Marshall Islands: Environment, History and Society in the Atolls. Suva, Fiji: The University of the South Pacific, Faculty of Islands and Oceans. p. 4. ISBN 978-982-01-0823-3. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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