Tomil or TamilOtto Van der Brug
"Water Resources of the Yap Islands".

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Open-File Report: 82-357. 1984. p. 1. ( yap, Tamil) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

on the island of

Yap Yap ( yap, Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micro ...

, 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 ...

. It consists of twelve distinctive

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

: Meerur, Teb, Aff, Bugol, Doomchuy, Deechmur, Dilag, Maa', Thol, Madl'ay, Gargey, and Daaboch. Tomil occupies the southern portion of Gagil-Tamil Island, except for Gargey village, which is located on the main island of Yap. Tomil is located on the northeastern part of the Yap Islands and positioned between the municipalities of

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, Maap and

Gagil Gagil ( yap, Gagil, dialect ''Ggil'') is a municipality in the state of Yap. It forms part of Island and covers the eastern side of the island. It has a population of roughly 400 people scattered in village groups. One of these villages includes ...

. Tomil is known for having its own explicit volcanic or none volcanic soil studied once by scientists. It is the second largest municipality on Yap. Tomil is also known for having its own distinctive

Yapese language Yapese is a language spoken by the people on the island of Yap (Federated States of Micronesia). It belongs to the Austronesian languages, more specifically to the Oceanic branch of that family. It has been difficult to classify it further, but ...

mainly emphasizing the vowel 'e' pronunciation. The annual celebration of the

Yap Day Yap Day is a legal holiday in Yap State, one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), held annually on March 1. It is a celebration of traditional Yapese culture. Common activities held during this time include competition ...

, usually held March 1, 2, and 3rd of every year, were celebrated in Tomil for consecutive years in Tumor. Several Yap proper leaders, such as former Governor Vincent Figir, Chief Justice Cyprian Manmaw, former

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Robert Ruecho, Senator Joseph Giliko, and Senator and former speaker of the house, Charles Chieng, have also originated from Tomil.

Climate

Tamil has a

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(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

External links

Census 1987 with village population figures
Municipalities of Yap {{Micronesia-geo-stub