Malem, which literally translates to "Moon", is one of the five municipalities that comprise the state of

Kosrae Kosrae ( ), formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island in the Federated States of Micronesia. The State of Kosrae is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, and includes the main island of Kosrae and a few near ...

in the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

. The village gets its name from the fact that the full moon rises every month out of the ocean directly in front of the rocky beach at the edge of the village. Malem has an elementary school housing close to 400 students in grades KG-9. It also has a small Baptist church and a large Congregational church (the predominant religion on the island) and a municipality office.

Education

Kosrae State Department of Education Kosrae State Department of Education (KDOE) is an agency of Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia that operates public schools. It is headquartered in Tofol.

operates Malem Elementary School. High school students attend

Kosrae High School Kosrae High School (KHS) is a secondary school in Tofol, Lelu municipality, Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia. It is a part of the Kosrae State Department of Education and is the island's sole high school.Tofol Tofol village in Lelu Town municipality is the capital of the state of Kosrae in Micronesia, according to the provisions of the Kosrae State Code, Title 2, Chap. 2. It is the most easterly point of Micronesia. Location Tofol is in Lelu municipali ...

Lelu municipality 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 ...

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Climate

Malem has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Notable people

Adelyn Noda Adelyn Noda ( Benjamin; born 5 October 1950) is a former teacher from Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. In 1983, she became the youngest women from Kosrae to be ordained as a deaconess. Biography She was born on 5 October 1950 in Mal ...

- teacher and deaconess.

References

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