Capitol of Palau
The Capitol of Palau is the palace of the Palau National Congress. It is located in Ngerulmud, the administrative capital of the country. Its design is based on the United States Capitol.- Type: Government office
- Description: governemnt building of Palau
- Also known as: “Capitol”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meteu ’L Klechem and Lake Ngardok.
Meteu ’L Klechem
Protected area
Meteu 'L Klechem is a historic stone monolith in Melekeok, a community on the island of Babeldaob, the largest island in the nation of Palau. It is a roughly octagonal stone, 7 feet long and 2 feet thick, and weighing about 3,000 pounds. Meteu ’L Klechem is situated 1½ km southeast of Capitol of Palau.
Lake Ngardok
Lake
Lake Ngardok is a lake on the Palauan island of Babeldaob, in the State of Melekeok. It is the second largest natural freshwater lake in all of the islands of Micronesia, after Lake Susupe on the isle of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Lake Ngardok is situated 3 km northwest of Capitol of Palau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ngerulmud and Melekeok Village.
Ngerulmud
Village
Ngerulmud is the seat of government of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City as a capital in October 2006.
Melekeok Village
Town
Photo: Binter, Public domain.
Melekeok is a town in the State of Melekeok. It is located on the east coast of Palau's largest island, Babeldaob.
Ngerkeai
Village
Ngerkeai is a village in Babeldaob island, the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau. The village is the administrative center of Ngiwal state of Palau. Ngerkeai is situated 6 km north of Capitol of Palau.
Capitol of Palau
- Categories: building, office, and government building
- Location: Melekeok, Palau, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.5002° or 7° 30′ 1″ northLongitude
134.62427° or 134° 37′ 27″ eastOpen location code
6QVPGJ2F+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 1178068090OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q29878034
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Capitol of Palau” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Capitoliu de Palau”
- Basque: “Palauko Kapitolioa”
- Catalan: “Capitoli de Palau”
- Chinese: “帛琉國會大廈”
- Czech: “Kapitol Palau”
- French: “Capitole des Palaos”
- German: “Kapitol von Palau”
- Luxembourgish: “Kapitol”
- Portuguese: “Capitólio de Palau”
- Spanish: “Capitolio de Palaos”
- Spanish: “Capitolio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capitol Building Complex and Tochobei.
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