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Satawan Atoll is part of the Mortlock Islands in the Caroline Islands, administratively part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. A Japanese airfield was located on the atoll during World War II.
Satawan Atoll administratively conists of four of the 40 municipalities of Chuuk State, named after the principal islets:
- Satowan (Satawan) (east)
- Ta (south)
- Kuttu (Kutu) (west)
- Moch (More) (north)
Satowan and Ta municipalities are statistically grouped with the "Lower Mortlocks", and Kuttu and Moch municipalities with the "Mid Mortlocks".
Satawan Atoll had a population of 2.935 as of the 2000 census. Satawan Atoll is located at and has a total area of 419 km² (including the lagoon), but a land area of 4.6 km² only.
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- Mortlock Islands The two distinct island groups named "Mortlock Islands"
- Re Satowan
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