Weno | |
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Municipality | |
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  Weno | |
| Coordinates: 7°26′30″N151°51′30″E / 7.44167°N 151.85833°E | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,856 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Weno, formerly Moen, is an island municipality of Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It is the largest town in the FSM and the capital of Chuuk. It has an estimated area of 20 square kilometers.
The population was 13,856 at the census taken in 2010.
It is located in the Chuuk Lagoon. Its villages are on the coast (Sapuk, Penia, Peniesene, Tunnuk, Mechitiw, Iras, Nantaku, Nepukos, Mwan, Neiwe, and Wichap, Epinup) and serve as the center of commerce. Weno is the state capital and the second-most populous island of the FSM (if the complex of Tol/Wonei, Polle and Patta is counted as one island), with a population of 13,856 at the 2010 census. [1]
The highest point is Mount Teroken, elevation 364 m (1,214 ft). [2]
Weno has the only airport in the state, Chuuk International Airport. The road system is not well established in some parts of the island. No public transportation exists, but visitors can use a small taxi to cruise around the island.[ citation needed ]
There is one commercial shipyard for cargo ships and passenger voyages. The islanders use speed boats and smaller ships to commute with other lagoon islands and outreach islands.[ citation needed ]
| Climate data for Weno | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (87) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.7 (87.2) | 30.9 (87.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.9 (87.7) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.6 (76.2) | 24.7 (76.4) | 24.7 (76.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24 (76) | 24 (75) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.3 (75.8) | 24.1 (75.3) | 24.2 (75.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 250 (9.7) | 210 (8.1) | 230 (9.2) | 320 (12.5) | 310 (12.3) | 330 (12.9) | 340 (13.2) | 360 (14.1) | 360 (14.3) | 280 (11) | 290 (11.4) | 270 (10.8) | 3,550 (139.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
Tertiary
Public schools operated by the Chuuk Department of Education:
Private
The Chuuk Women's Council is based on Weno, which provides support to women's rights organizations across Chuuk State, including training in health and environment issues. [4]
Diving is the main tourist attraction on Weno, an industry which was founded in Chuuk State by Kimiuo Aisek. [5] Chuuk State's first museum, Kimiuo Aisek Memorial Museum, was founded to honor his legacy in dive industry and the preservation of Chuuk's underwater heritage. [6]
Weno is featured on the 10th episode of season 5 of Outback Truckers , where 2 power stations and a switchboard are shipped from Adelaide to provide all-day power for the island. [7]
In the east of Weno, the catholic church Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral is worth a visit. The church was dedicated at the end of the sixties. It is the seat of the Diocese of Caroline Islands.
Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse is a historic site with petroglyphs and a swimming basin in the east of Weno near the village Peniesene close to Wiichen River.
The Federated States of Micronesia, or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania. The federation consists of four states—from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise around 607 islands that cover a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi) just north of the equator. They lie northeast of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, south of Guam and the Marianas, west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands, east of Palau and the Philippines, about 2,900 km (1,800 mi) north of eastern Australia, 3,400 km (2,100 mi) southeast of Japan, and some 4,000 km (2,485 mi) southwest of the main islands of the Hawaiian Islands.
Chuuk or Truk may refer to:
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