Murilo is a village,

atoll An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most ...

, 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 located 9 km to the NE of

Nomwin Nomwin is a large atoll, part of the Hall Islands, as well as a village and Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia#Municipalities, municipality (together with uninhabited East Fayu) in the state of Chuuk State, Chuuk, Fede ...

Atoll and 101 km to the NNE of

Chuuk Lagoon Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). A protective ...

. Its population is over 1,000 people. Together with Nomwin, Ruo, and Fananu they form the Hall Islands. In 2010, the people of this small atoll ate at a "feast" of poisonous, critically endangered hawksbill turtles - 96 got seriously ill, 6 died, 4 of them children.

References

Municipalities of Chuuk State Islands of Chuuk State Atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia {{Micronesia-geo-stub