Rairok ( Marshallese: , ) is a town in the

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...

. It is located on the southeastern side Majuro Atoll, between

Delap Delap ( Marshallese: , ) is an island district in the Marshall Islands. It is located in the east of Majuro Atoll. Along with Uliga and Djarrit it forms what is known as the "Delap-Uliga-Djarrit". During World War II was the site of a large base ...

in the east and

Ajeltake Ajeltake () is a town in the Marshall Islands. It is located on Majuro Majuro (; Marshallese: ' ) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative ...

in the west. On January 30, 1944, United States troops invaded and built a large base,

Naval Base Majuro Map Majuro and Arno Atolls Naval Base Majuro was a major United States Navy base built on Majuro Atoll, in the Marshall Islands to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War. The base was built after the Battle of Majuro-Kwajalein end ...

Demographics

Population about 2000 with half under the age of 15. As of the census of 1988, the population numbered 2021, on a land area of 0.622 km² (62.2 hectares). Almost half of the population (924 out of 2021) were under the age of 15. In 1999, the population count was 3846, and for 2009, the population was estimated at 6390. There is an elementary school, a small dry goods store and a bus stop. It overlooks the inner bay of the Majuro Atoll. Marshall Islands International Airport, located immediately west of Rairok Islet, is considered part of the town. It had been built on Anenelibw and Lokojbar islets.http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/1520/v31n4-321-333.pdf?sequence=1

References

Populated places in the Marshall Islands Majuro {{Marshalls-geo-stub