Ngatpang

Ngatpang
State
Flag of Ngatpang
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Location of Ngatpang in Palau
Country  Palau
Capital Oikuul
Area
  Total 47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population
  Total 464
  Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code PW-224

Ngatpang is one of Palau's sixteen states. It comprises an area of around 47 square kilometers in the west of Palau's largest island, Babeldaob, facing onto Ngeremeduu Bay. The state capital is Oikuul. It has a population of 464, making it Palau's 5th largest state in population.

Ibobang is in Ngatpang.[1]

Education

The Ministry of Education operates public schools.

Ibobang Elementary School is in Ibobang. When it opened it relieved Ngatpang Elementary School.[2]

Palau High School in Koror is the country's only public high school, so children from this community go there.[3]

References

  1. Cook, Ben. Federated States of Micronesia and Palau. Other Places Publishing, 2010. ISBN 0982261934, 9780982261934. p. 207. " Only about 8% of Palauans practice Modekngei, most of whom reside in the same village, Ibobang. This small town of less than 100 in Ngatpang state[...]"
  2. "Ibobang Elementary School." Ministry of Education (Palau). Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
  3. "About." Palau High School. Retrieved on February 22, 2018.

Coordinates: 7°28′N 134°32′E / 7.467°N 134.533°E / 7.467; 134.533


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