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Marshall Islands capitol building in Delap-Uliga-Djarrit
Sunset from Delap-Uliga-Darrit to Laura.

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit (DUD,[1] Template:Lang-mh) is an urban area that forms most of 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 tip of Majuro Atoll.[4] Marshallese government buildings are situated in DUD.[1]

Geography

1944 map of Majuro Atoll

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit is a densely populated urban area located on the three islets of Delap, Uliga, and Djarrit, on the eastern tip of Majuro Atoll. The increasing population has led to the construction of causeways and extensive land reclamation on both the lagoon and the exterior coasts. The three islets have been connected, with Delap and Uliga seeing the largest increase in land area (over 10%).[2]

History

Traditionally the center of Majuro Atoll was an islet now called Laura, which has been inhabited for over 2,000 years.[5] Majuro Atoll, along with the rest of the Marshall Islands, became part of the German Empire in 1885, and afterwards the Jaluit Trading Company established a trading outpost.[5] As with the rest of the Marshalls, Majuro was captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1914 during World War I[5] and mandated to the Empire of Japan by the League of Nations in 1920. The island then became a part of the Japanese mandated territory of the South Seas Mandate; although the Japanese had established a government in the mandate, local affairs were mostly left in the hands of traditional local leaders until the start of World War II.[citation needed] Japan built military bases on Majuro and other islands in late 1939 and early 1940.[5]

U.S. Fifth Fleet at Majuro Atoll 1944.

United States troops invaded the atoll on January 30–31, 1944 and built the major Naval Base Majuro later that year.[6][7] Many indigenous inhabitants of Uliga were relocated to the Majuro islets of Laura and Rongrong.[5] American forces set up infrastructure, including a runway covering much of Delap (Majuro Airfield), and military headquarters at Uliga and Djarrit.[5][6] The American administration shifted the center of Majuro to its sparsely populated eastern tip in 1947. By this year only a small administrative unit had remained, with the military having rapidly demobilized in 1945. In 1947, the Delap runway began to be used for civil aviation, and the Marshallese began returning to Delap and Djarrit. Afterwards, Delap-Uliga-Djarrit became the commercial and administrative center of the atoll. The population rapidly increased due to birth rates and migration. The international airport was shifted west to Amata Kabua International Airport so that Delap could expand.[5][8] In 1986, the Marshall Islands became an independent nation and Majuro became the country's capital.[5]

Demographics

As of early 1944, about 400 people lived in small villages in Delap and Djarrit, while Uliga was not reported as being inhabited.[8] Delap-Uliga-Djarrit was very sparsely populated in 1947,[5] but it now has one of the highest population densities out of urban areas in the Pacific Islands.[3] DUD's population increased from 2,387 people in 1958, to 5,829 in 1970, to 8,003 in 1973.[8] In 1988, around 11,200 people lived in an area smaller than 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) in DUD.[9] As of 1999, the population of DUD was 15,846 people out of Majuro's 23,676; DUD had a population density of 8506 people per km2.[2][10] DUD's population was 20,301 on 1.32 km2 (0.5 sq mi) as of the 2011 census.[5]

Economy

Harbour of Delap-Uliga-Djarrit

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit contains Majuro's port, as well as shops, banks, restaurants, and hotels.[4]

In the early 1970s, "almost all" of the annual budget of Delap-Uliga-Djarrit was reported to come from alcohol taxes and fees, as only DUD, Laura, and Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands were "wet", i.e. alcohol sales were allowed.[11]

Air Marshall Islands Headquarters in Majuro

Majuro's economy is driven by the service sector,[12] which composed 86% of the GDP in 2011.[13]

On September 15, 2007, Witon Barry, of the Tobolar Copra processing plant in the Marshall Islands' capital of Majuro, said power authorities, private companies and entrepreneurs had been experimenting with coconut oil as an alternative to diesel fuel for vehicles, power generators, and ships. Coconut trees abound in the Pacific's tropical islands. Copra from 6 to 10 coconuts makes 1 litre of oil.[14]

Air Marshall Islands has its headquarters in Majuro.[15]

Famous places

Alele Museum is located in Delap-Uliga-Djarrit. The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands[16] and Baet-Ul-Ahad Mosque are located in town center.

Health

The 101-bed Majuro Hospital (officially the Leroij Atama Zedkeia Medical Center) is the main hospital for Majuro, as well as many of the outer islands.[17][18] The country's only other major hospital is on Ebeye Island, the Leroij Kitlang Memorial Health Center.[17][19] As of 2015, most of the 43 physicians employed by the Marshall Islands were located at the Majuro Hospital. The Laura and Rongrong Health Centers are also located on the atoll of Majuro.[17]

Education

Students at the Majuro Cooperative School raise the Republic of Marshall Islands flag at a ceremony during a Pacific Partnership 2009 community service project

Located in Delap-Uliga-Djarrit are the College of the Marshall Islands, Assumption High School, and Uliga Elementary School.[20] English is taught to all students.[citation needed]

The Marshall Islands High School is near the north end of the town.

The University of South Pacific has a presence on Delap-Uliga-Djarrit.[12]

Delap-Uliga-Djarrit has the Seventh Day Adventist High School and Elementary School where English is taught to all students.[21]

References

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  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b Skin Diver 1990-03: Vol 39 Iss 3. Petersen Publishing Company. March 1990. p. 129. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weber, Eberhard; Koto, Camari (16 August 2021). "Disturbing the Creation of a Spatial System: Outside Intervention and Urbanization in the Republic of the Marshall Islands". In Bański, Jerzy (ed.). The Routledge Handbook of Small Towns. Routledge. pp. 387, 398. ISBN 978-1-000-42163-7. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Marshall Islands -- Building the Navy's Bases -- Majuro Naval Base". marshall.csu.edu.au.
  7. ^ Majuro Atollpacificwrecks.com
  8. ^ a b c Sabath, Michael D. (October 1977). "Vegetation and Urbanization on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands" (PDF). Pacific Science. 31 (4): 325–326. ISSN 0030-8870. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ McMurray, Christine (2001). Diseases of globalization: socioeconomic transitions and health. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-85383-710-4. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. ^ Ford, Murray; Merrifield, Mark A.; Becker, Janet M. (1 April 2018). "Inundation of a low-lying urban atoll island: Majuro, Marshall Islands". Natural Hazards. 91 (3): 1273–1297. doi:10.1007/s11069-018-3183-5. ISSN 1573-0840. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ^ Marshall, Mac (1990). Silent voices speak : women and prohibition in Truk. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co. pp. 35, 126. ISBN 978-0-534-12384-0. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Marshall Islands". Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Australia - Oceania :: Marshall Islands — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  14. ^ "Pacific Islands look to coconut power to fuel future growth". Archived from the original on January 13, 2008.
  15. ^ "Contact Information Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine." Air Marshall Islands. Retrieved October 6, 2010. "Headquarters P.O. Box 1319 Majuro, MH 96960."
  16. ^ "Cathedral of the Assumption". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  17. ^ a b c "Marshall Islands - 2021 - III.B. Overview of the State". Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Health System Profile - Marshall Islands". cdc.gov. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  19. ^ "Marshall Islands" (PDF). www.imr.ptc.ac.fj. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  20. ^ Hess, Don; Hwang, Dennis J.; Fellenius, Karl; Robertson, Ian; Stege, Mark; Chutaro, Ben (2015). Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards: Republic of the Marshall Islands (PDF). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  21. ^ SSD Archived 2012-01-16 at the Wayback Machine

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