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The island chains are not an official administrative subdivision of the country, but a geographical one.
Municipalities marked with an asterisk (*) are those included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Other municipalities are considered by the ISO as "not relevant" (typically due to the zero or insignificant population).
Source: Gwillim Law's Statoids (29-12-2004)
http://marshall.csu.edu.au/html/SEQNAMES.html provide list of alterante names of the atolls, with some aditional data:
| Atoll | North | East | Islets | Alternate names |
| Ailinginae | 11°10' |
166°20' |
25 | Knox (islet), Korsakoff (confusion), Radagola (Kotzebue 1824), Radokala (mispell.), Remski-Korsakoff (confusion), Rimski-Korsakow (confusion) |
| Ailinglaplap | 7°26' |
169°00' |
52 | Ailinglab-Lab, Cromtschenko (Kotzebue 1816), Elmore (Dennet 1797), Kramtscheck, Lambert (Dennet 1797), Menchikoff I. (Bond 1792), Museeket (islet), Odia |
| Ailuk | 10°20' |
169°52' |
35 | Aluck, Eilug, Krusenstern (Kotzebue 1817), Piscadore Island (Gilbert 1788), Tindal and Watts (Gilbert 1788), Tindal I., Watts I. |
| Arno | 7°10 |
171°40' |
83 | Arnho, Daniel I., Daniel- and Pedders Islands (Gilbert 1788), High (islet), Pedders I., Peddlar (mispell.) |
| Aur | 8°12' |
171°06' |
42 | Aurh, Ibbeson, Ibbetson's Island (Gilbert 1788), Traversey I. (Kotzebue 1816) |
| Bikar | 12°15 |
170°6 |
6 | Bigar, Dawson (Gilbert 1788), Farnham (US whaler 1832) |
| Bikini | 11°30' |
165°25' |
36 | Escholtz Islands (Kotzebue 1825), Brown, Dowsett (1834) |
| Bokak | 14°32' |
169°00' |
11 | Cornwallis, Gaspar Rico, Islas de Galperico (Lheremite 1625), Petrel I., San Bartholome (Salazar 1526), Smyth, St.Batholome (Salazar 1526), Sybilla I. (Johnstone 1807), Taongi |
| Ebon | 4°38' |
168°40' |
22 | Abone (mispell.), Boston (Ray 1824), Covel I. (mispell.), Covell's Group (Covell 1831), Fourteen Islands (Covell 1831), Linnez (Duperry 1823) |
| Enewetak | 11°30' |
162°20' |
40 | Arthur (islet), Brown Group, Brown's Range (Butler 1794), Eniwetok, Enywetok, Parry (islet) |
| Erikup | 9°08' |
170°00' |
14 | Bishop Junction I. (Gilbert 1788), Tchichagoff (Kotzebue 1816), Egerup, Chichagov (Kotzebue 1816) |
| Jabwat | 7°44' |
168°59' |
1 | Japwat, Tebot |
| Jaluit | 6°00' |
169°34' |
84 | Banham (mispell.), Bonham (Patterson 1809), Coquille, Isles de la (Duperrey 1823), Elisabeth, Helut, Kaili, Scheludj (Witt 1881), Telut, Yaluit |
| Jamo | 10°7' |
169°33' |
1 | Jemo, Steeple (mispell.), Steepto (Bishop 1799), Temo (Kotzebue 1816) |
| Kili | 5°37' |
169°7' |
1 | Hunter I. (Bennet 1797), Djeboar Is. , Killy I. |
| Kwajalein | 9°00' |
166°05' |
93 | Catherine I. (Moore 1804), Dove (Moore 1804), Kwadelen, Lydia (part of K.), Menchikov (Hagemeister 1829), Mentschikoff (Hagemeister 1829), Menzikoff (Hagemeister 1829), Ocean I. (Moore 1804), Quadelen (Kotzebue ) |
| Lae | 8°56' |
166°30' |
17 | Lai, Brown I. (Brown 1858) |
| Lib | 8°21' |
167°40' |
1 | Elklep (Krämer & Nevermann 1938), Lep, Lileb (Kotzebue 1817), Lip, Princess I., Princessa I. (Dennet 1797) |
| Likiep | 9°54' |
169°10' |
64 | Count Heyden (Kotzebue 1824), Graf Heyden (Kotzebue 1824), Hayden, Ligieb |
| Majuro | 7°3' |
171°30' |
64 | Arrowsmith (Gilbert 1788), Kajuruk, Mediuro, Medjouro |
| Maloelap | 8°40' |
171°00' |
71 | Araktchev (Kotzebue 1816), Araktschejeff (Kotzebue 1816), Aruchejev (Kotzebue 1816), Bass [reeftied island] (Bishop 1799), Calvert's Island (Gilbert 1788), Kaben (Kotzebue 1816), Maloelb, Molwonlap |
| Mejit | 10°17' |
170°52' |
1 | Medschid, Mesid, Metidj, Miadi, Neujahrsinsel (Kotzebue 1817), New Year's I. (Kotzebue 1817) |
| Mili | 6°05' |
171°55' |
84 | Gilbert- and Marshall Island (Gilbert 1788), Lord Mulgrave, Mille, Mulgrave (Gilbert 1788), Port Rhin (anchorage) |
| Nadikdik | 6°20' |
172°10' |
18 | Knox group (Gilbert 1788), Knocks Inseln |
| Namorik | 7°55' |
168°30' |
51 | Baring Islands (Bond 1792), Klein-Namo, Namurik |
| Namu | 5°37' |
168°7' |
2 | Bond (Bond 1792), Magaretha I. (Moore 1804), Margaretta, Musquillo (1792), Mussekett (mispell.), Nemu, Ross (Dennet 1797) |
| Rongelap | 11°19' |
166°50' |
61 | Großrong, Korsakov Group, Pescadores (Wallis 1767), Remsky Korsacow (Kotzebue 1825), Rimsky Korsacoff (Kotzebue 1825) |
| Rongerik | 11°20' |
167°27' |
17 | Bigini, Kleinrong, Pescadores (Wallis 1767) |
| Taka | 11°18' |
169°35' |
5 | Dake, Suvarov (Kotzebue 1816), Suwarrow (Kotzebue 1816), Suworoff, Takai, Tegi |
| Ujae | 9°00' |
165°45' |
14 | Catherine I. (Moore 1804), Katherine I. (Moore 1804), Lydia (Moore 1804), Margaret (Moore 1804), Serpent (Hammond 1853), Udjae, Ujamilai (Kotzebue 1825) |
| Ujelang | 9°50' |
160°55' |
32 | Arecifos, Arrecife, Casobos I., Jane's I. (James 1865), Kewley (Kewley 1867), Morning Star (James 1865), Providence (Barclay 1811), Wuidjlang |
| Uterik | 11°12' |
169°47' |
6 | Button I. (Gilbert 1788), Kutusoff, Kutusov, Kutusov Smolensky (Kotzebue 1816), Otirik, Smolenski, Wudrok, Wuterek |
| Wake | 3 | Douglas, Eneen-Kio, Halcyon I., Halverd, Haystrous, San Francisco, Wilson See: Wake - US minor outlying islands | ||
| Wotho | 10°05' |
165°50' |
13 | Kabhaia (Schantz 1835), Schan(t)z (Schantz 1835), Shanz (mispell.), Woddo, Wotto |
| Wotje | 9°26' |
170°00' |
72 | Chatham Island (Gilbert 1788), Christmas Harbour (anchorage), Odia (Kotzebue 1816), Romanzov (Kotzebue 1816), Rumanzoff (Kotzebue 1817), Woche |
The constitutions of most of the Marshall Islands' Local Governments can be
found at
https://rmicourts.org/constitutions-of-the-local-governments-of-the-republic-of-the-marshall-islands/
Paraskevas Renesis, 22 November 2024