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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorol_(Palau)" title="Sonsorol (Palau) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sonsorol (Palau)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_Sonsorol" title="Estado de Sonsorol – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estado de Sonsorol" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorol" title="Sonsorol – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sonsorol" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84" title="سونسورول – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سونسورول" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorol" title="Sonsorol – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sonsorol" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%86%90%EC%86%8C%EB%A1%A4%EC%A3%BC" title="손소롤주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="손소롤주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" 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href="/wiki/File:Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Sonsorol in Palau"><img alt="Location of Sonsorol in Palau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg/250px-Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="341" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg/375px-Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg/500px-Sonsorol_in_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="709" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Sonsorol in Palau</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dongosaru" title="Dongosaru">Dongosaru</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Sonsorol State Legislature</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lucy_Pedro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lucy Pedro (page does not exist)">Lucy Pedro</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3.12 km<sup>2</sup> (1.20 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">3.12 km<sup>2</sup> (1.20 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0 km<sup>2</sup> (0 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2015 Census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">40</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">13/km<sup>2</sup> (33/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sonsorolese_language" title="Sonsorolese language">Sonsorolese</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">PW-370</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sonsorol</b> is one of the sixteen states of <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a>. The inhabitants speak <a href="/wiki/Sonsorolese_language" title="Sonsorolese language">Sonsorolese</a>, a local <a href="/wiki/Chuukic_languages" title="Chuukic languages">Chuukic</a> language, and <a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a>. </p><p>The islands of the state of Sonsorol, together with the islands of <a href="/wiki/Hatohobei" title="Hatohobei">Hatohobei</a>, form the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Islands_(Palau)" title="Southwest Islands (Palau)">Southwest Islands</a> of Palau. By area and population it is the country’s third smallest state (after Hatohobei and Kayangel.) </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first sighting by Europeans of the Sonsorols, was that of Sonsorol and Fanna by the Spanish ship <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_(ship)" title="Trinidad (ship)"><i>Trinidad</i></a> then commanded by Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa on 6 May 1522.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two were collectively charted as the <i>San Juan</i> (St. John) Islands as they were sighted on the day of its festivity. A Spanish missionary expedition commanded by <a href="/wiki/Sargento_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Sargento Mayor">Sargento Mayor</a> <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Padilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Francisco Padilla">Francisco Padilla</a> arrived on Sonsorol on 30 November 1710, coming from <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> aboard the <a href="/wiki/Patache" title="Patache">patache</a> <i>Santísima Trinidad</i>. In 1712 they were explored by an expedition commanded by Spanish naval officer Bernardo de Egoy.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1899 <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> decided to sell the islands to the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>, which lost control over the territory in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> took over. The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> took possession of the area at the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and controlled it until Palau's independence. </p><p>During December 2012, the state suffered severely from <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Bopha" title="Typhoon Bopha">Typhoon Bopha</a> and people were evacuated to Arakabesang in <a href="/wiki/Koror" title="Koror">Koror</a>. There were 37 people from Sonsorol, 19 from Pulo Anna, and two from Merir. A couple of months later, and due to a government decision, only Sonsorol was re-inhabited, as it cheaper and closer to get to and send supplies to. Forty-two people returned to the island, and it is the only inhabited island in the state as of 2014. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The administrative center, and only village, is <a href="/wiki/Dongosaru" title="Dongosaru">Dongosaru</a> on Sonsorol island. The state has a total area of 312 hectares (771 acres) distributed among several islands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Islands">Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state is subdivided into four <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipalities</a>, which correspond to the four individual islands that previously were inhabited. The islands are, from north to south (Fanna Island and Sonsorol Island are together called Sonsorol Islands): </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Municipality<br />(Island)</th> <th>Village (or Former)</th> <th>Area</th> <th>Population<br />census 2015</th> <th>Coordinates </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">1</td> <td>Fanna</td> <td>-</td> <td align="right">0.48 km<sup>2</sup> (0.19 sq mi)</td> <td align="right">0</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sonsorol&params=05_21_09_N_132_13_32_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">05°21′09″N</span> <span class="longitude">132°13′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.35250°N 132.22556°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">5.35250; 132.22556</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2</td> <td>Sonsorol</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dongosaru" title="Dongosaru">Dongosaru</a></td> <td align="right">1.31 km<sup>2</sup> (0.51 sq mi)</td> <td align="right">40</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sonsorol&params=05_19_28_N_132_13_16_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">05°19′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">132°13′16″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.32444°N 132.22111°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">5.32444; 132.22111</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">3</td> <td>Pulo Anna</td> <td></td> <td align="right">0.42 km<sup>2</sup> (0.16 sq mi)</td> <td align="right">0</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sonsorol&params=04_39_34_N_131_57_49_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">04°39′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">131°57′49″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">4.65944°N 131.96361°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">4.65944; 131.96361</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merir" title="Merir">Merir</a></td> <td></td> <td align="right">0.91 km<sup>2</sup> (0.35 sq mi)</td> <td align="right">0</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sonsorol&params=04_19_27_N_132_18_37_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">04°19′27″N</span> <span class="longitude">132°18′37″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">4.32417°N 132.31028°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">4.32417; 132.31028</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #DDDDDD;"> <td></td> <td>State of Sonsorol</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dongosaru" title="Dongosaru">Dongosaru</a></td> <td align="right">3.12 km<sup>2</sup> (1.20 sq mi)</td> <td align="right">40</td> <td>  </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fanna">Fanna</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fanna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fanna_AKK_Pisonia_Forest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Fanna_AKK_Pisonia_Forest.jpg/241px-Fanna_AKK_Pisonia_Forest.jpg" decoding="async" width="241" height="354" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Fanna_AKK_Pisonia_Forest.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Fanna Island</figcaption></figure> <p>Fanna, also called <b>Fana</b>, is encircled by a <a href="/wiki/Coral_reef" title="Coral reef">coral reef</a> extending 160 to 480 metres (520 to 1,570 ft) offshore, and nearly circular in shape, with a diameter of 350 metres (1,150 ft). The island is thickly wooded with <a href="/wiki/Coconut_palm" class="mw-redirect" title="Coconut palm">coconut palms</a> and other trees. The island is referenced as a <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipality</a>. Mariano Carlos served as chief from 2000 until the <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Bopha" title="Typhoon Bopha">Typhoon Bopha</a> evacuation. Fanna Island and nearby Sonsorol Island, located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi; 0.86 nmi) to the south, together form the Sonsorol Islands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sonsorol">Sonsorol</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sonsorol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg/220px-Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg/330px-Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg/440px-Dongosaro_AKK_West_Coast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>Sonsorol Island</figcaption></figure> <p>Sonsorol Island, also called <b>Dongosaro</b> or <b>Dongosaru</b>, is encircled by a coral reef extending 160 to 480 metres (520 to 1,570 ft) offshore. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long north-to-south, and up to 890 metres (2,920 ft) wide in the north. It is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi; 0.86 nmi) south of Fanna Island. The village of Dongosaro, which is the <a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">capital</a> of the state, is located on the west coast. The island is thickly wooded with coconut palms and other trees. Together with Fanna, it forms the Sonsorol Islands. </p><p>Sonsorol was probably the first of Palau Islands visited by a <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">European</a> - the <a href="/wiki/Jesuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesuit">Jesuit</a> expedition of <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Padilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Francisco Padilla">Francisco Padilla</a> on 30 November 1710. A year after <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Bopha" title="Typhoon Bopha">Typhoon Bopha</a>, the Palau government issued a reconstruction plan for the island, and also built a small dock there. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pulo_Anna">Pulo Anna</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pulo Anna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg/220px-Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg/330px-Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg/440px-Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_l-12b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9395" data-file-height="6782" /></a><figcaption>Map including Pulo Anna (<a href="/wiki/Defense_Mapping_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense Mapping Agency">DMA</a>, 1982)</figcaption></figure> <p>Pulo Anna or <b>Puro</b> is fringed by a coral reef extending beyond 460 metres (1,510 ft) offshore. The island itself is about elliptical and measures 800 metres (2,600 ft) northeast-southwest, and is up to 550 metres (1,800 ft) wide. A village named Puro was once on the northwest side of the island. Pulo Anna lies in the flow of the <a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Countercurrent" class="mw-redirect" title="Equatorial Countercurrent">Equatorial Countercurrent</a> throughout the year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merir">Merir</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Merir"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Merir.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Merir.png/220px-Merir.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="505" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Merir.png 1.5x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="521" /></a><figcaption>Satellite view of the Island of Merir</figcaption></figure> <p>Merir Island, or <b>Melieli</b>, is fringed by reef which extends beyond 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) offshore in the south and 160 metres (520 ft) in the north. The edges of the reef are steep-to, except at the northern end where a spit, with a depth of 12.8 metres (42 ft) at its outer end, extends about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) northward. The island itself is 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) long north-to-south, and up to 600 metres (2,000 ft) wide. A village named Melieli, which had a radio station, was located on the northwest side of the island. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demography">Demography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population of the state was 40 in the 2015 census and the median age was 30.0 years.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official languages of the state are <a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sonsorolese_language" title="Sonsorolese language">Sonsorolese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nurap is the title of the traditional high chief from the state.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1972, the resident population was 123, including 17 in Pulo Anna.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_system">Political system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Political system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sonsorol has its own constitution, adopted in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state government was established in 1984. The state of Sonsorol, with population of less than 50, has an elected chief executive, governor. The state also has a legislature elected every four years.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state population elects one of the members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Delegates_of_Palau" title="House of Delegates of Palau">House of Delegates of Palau</a>. </p><p>Governors of Sonsorol from 1984 to 2004:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flavian_Carlos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Flavian Carlos (page does not exist)">Flavian Carlos</a>, 1984-1992</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurterbis_Kurtermalei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kurterbis Kurtermalei (page does not exist)">Kurterbis Kurtermalei</a>, 1992-2000</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laura_I._Ierago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laura I. Ierago (page does not exist)">Laura I. Ierago</a>, 2000-2004</li></ul> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pulo_Anna_AKK_Shoreline.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Pulo_Anna_AKK_Shoreline.jpg/300px-Pulo_Anna_AKK_Shoreline.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Pulo_Anna_AKK_Shoreline.jpg/450px-Pulo_Anna_AKK_Shoreline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Pulo_Anna_AKK_Shoreline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>Pulo Anna Shoreline</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(Palau)" title="Ministry of Education (Palau)">Ministry of Education</a> operates two public schools in the state: </p> <ul><li>Pulo Anna Elementary School - Built in 1972, it has one classroom and one teacher, with facilities for its students (five, as of September 2018) to stay on the otherwise deserted island<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sonsorol Elementary School - Established in 1972, it has one classroom and one teacher, to serve the students (thirteen, as of September 2018) who already live on the island<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In 1962, the country opened its only public high school, <a href="/wiki/Palau_High_School" title="Palau High School">Palau High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Koror_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Koror City">Koror City</a>, which is 300 kilometres (190 mi) across the water from Sonsorol; children from Sonsorol state make arrangements to live in Koror City if they choose to continue their grade school education.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonsorol&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFReklai2024" class="citation web cs1">Reklai, Leilani (8 March 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://islandtimes.org/sonsorol-election-results-pedro-leads-governor-race-write-in-tops-lt-governor/">"Sonsorol Election Results: Pedro leads Governor Race, Write-In Tops Lt. 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