Lelu(leh-Loh) | |
Native Name: | Lelu |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Federated States of Micronesia#Micronesia |
Coordinates: | 5.3322°N 163.0228°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Federated States of Micronesia |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Lelu or Lelu Town is a municipality of the state of Kosrae, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
The municipality of Lelu consists of Lelu Island (a small satellite island of Kosrae Island) and a big part of the northeastern portion of Kosrae Island. Its capital is Lelu Village, located on Lelu island. Another village in the municipality, on Kosrae Island, is Tofol, the capital of the state of Kosrae. Established as a Town since Jan. 1989.[1]
Kosrae State Department of Education operates public schools in the municipality:[2]
Lelu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.