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 Caroline Islands archipelago, and States of Micronesia, state within the Federated States of Micronesia. It includes the main island of Kosrae, traditionally known as Ual ...

in the

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. 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 in

Tofol Tofol village in Lelu Town municipality is the seat of government of the States of the Federated States of Micronesia, state of Kosrae in Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, according to the provisions of the Kosrae State Code, Title 2, C ...

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Climate

Malem has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest 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 southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Notable Person

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 Ma ...

- teacher and deaconess

References

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