Tomil or TamilOtto Van der Brug
"Water Resources of the Yap Islands".

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Open-File Report: 82-357. 1984. p. 1. () is a

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on the island of

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, in the

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. It consists of twelve distinctive

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: Meerur, Teb, Aff, Bugol, Doomchuy, Deechmur, Dilag, Maa', Thol, Madl'ay, Gargey, and Daaboch. Tomil occupies the southern portion of Gagil-Tamil Island, except for Gargey village, which is located on the main island of Yap. Tomil is located on the northeastern part of the Yap Islands and positioned between the municipalities of

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, Maap and

Gagil Gagil (, dialect ''Ggil'') is a municipality in the state of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia. It forms part of Island and covers the eastern side of the island. It has a population of roughly 400 people scattered in village groups. On ...

. Tomil is known for having its own explicit volcanic or none volcanic soil studied once by scientists. It is the second largest municipality on Yap. Tomil is also known for having its own distinctive

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mainly emphasizing the vowel 'e' pronunciation. The annual celebration of the

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, usually held March 1, 2, and 3rd of every year, were celebrated in Tomil for consecutive years in Tumor. Several Yap proper leaders, such as former Governor Vincent Figir, former Attorney General and current Chief Justice Cyprian Manmaw, former

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Robert Ruecho, Senator Joseph Giliko, and Senator and former speaker of the house, and current Governor Charles Chieng, have also originated from Tomil.

Climate

Tamil has a

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(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

External links

Census 1987 with village population figures
Municipalities of Yap {{Micronesia-geo-stub