
Nama or Nema is an island and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the state of
Chuuk,
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ...
.
It is a 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide island part of the Eastern Islands or
Upper Mortlock Islands group, located about 60 km to the ESE of Chuuk and 13 km NW of
Losap. Nama is densely populated despite its small size. It had 995 inhabitants in the 2000 census.
Chuuk State Census Report, 2000
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Climate
Nama has a hot semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...
(Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
: ''BSh'') that borders on a tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...
(''Aw).
References
External links
Report of the German South Pacific Expedition 1908-1910
Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot
Municipalities of Chuuk State
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