Truk District

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Truk District was a former administrative district of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands centered on the Truk (now Chuuk) Lagoon in Micronesia.

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Truk District canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
former administrative district
administeredBy United States
administeredFrom Moen Island
Saipan (initially)
linked to: Saipan
alsoKnownAs Chuuk District
linked to: Chuuk State
capital Moen
Weno
centeredOn Chuuk Lagoon
Truk Lagoon
contains Chuuk Islands
linked to: Chuuk State

Hall Islands
Mortlock Islands
Namonuito Atoll
Nomoi Islands
Pattiw
Truk Islands
Western Islands (Chuuk State)
country Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
dissolvedInto Chuuk State
geographicalContext western Pacific Ocean
governedUnder United Nations Trust Territory system
hasCommonLanguage Chuukese
linked to: Chuukese language

Trukese
hasOfficialLanguage English
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Micronesia
locatedInPresentDay Chuuk State
Federated States of Micronesia
namedAfter Truk Lagoon
partOf Pacific Islands Trust Territory
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
regionType lagoon-centered island district
status defunct administrative division
successor Chuuk State
State of Chuuk
linked to: Chuuk State
timePeriod 20th century

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