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 of America
surface form: United States
administeredFrom Moen Island
Saipan
surface form: Saipan (initially)
alsoKnownAs Chuuk State
surface form: Chuuk District
capital Moen
Weno
centeredOn Chuuk Lagoon
Truk Lagoon
contains Chuuk State
surface form: Chuuk Islands

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

Trukese
hasOfficialLanguage English
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
surface form: Micronesia
locatedInPresentDay Chuuk State
Federated States of Micronesia
namedAfter Truk Lagoon
partOf Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
surface form: Pacific Islands Trust Territory

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
regionType lagoon-centered island district
status defunct administrative division
successor Chuuk State
Chuuk State
surface form: State of Chuuk
timePeriod 20th century

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