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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