# Rairok

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**Rairok** ([Marshallese](/source/Marshallese_language): ***Rairōk***, /rahyiyr&k/[1]) is a town in the [Marshall Islands](/source/Marshall_Islands). It is located on the southeastern side [Majuro](/source/Majuro) Atoll, between [Delap](/source/Delap) in the east and [Ajeltake](/source/Ajeltake) in the west.[2]

On January 30, 1944, United States troops invaded and built a large base, [Naval Base Majuro](/source/Naval_Base_Majuro). [3][4]

## 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).[5] Almost half of the population (924 out of 2021) were under the age of 15.[6] In 1999, the population count was 3846,[7] and for 2009, the population was estimated at 6390.[8] 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](/source/Marshall_Islands_International_Airport), located immediately west of Rairok Islet, is considered part of the town.[2] It had been built on Anenelibw and Lokojbar islets.[9]

## References

1. ["Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index"](https://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocM.htm). *www.trussel2.com*

1. ["Home | Statistics for Development Division"](http://www.spc.int/prism/country/mh/stats/Publications/Popatlas/Community%20Survey.pdf). *www.spc.int*. Retrieved 2025-02-16.

1. ["Marshall Islands -- Building the Navy's Bases -- Majuro Naval Base"](https://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/WWII/Majuro_Base.html). *marshall.csu.edu.au*. 9 October 2005.

1. [Majuro Atoll](https://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/marshall_majuro_atoll.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230315041149/https://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/marshall_majuro_atoll.html) 2023-03-15 at the Wayback Machine*pacificwrecks.com*

1. ["Non-traditional settlement patterns and typhoon hazard on contemporary Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120422155049/http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/spennemann-majuro.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/spennemann-majuro.pdf) on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

1. ["PADDLE"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120328104129/http://www.paddle.usp.ac.fj/cgi-bin/paddle?e=d-010off-paddle--00-1--0---0-10-TX--4-------0-11l--11-en-50---20-png---10-3-1-000--0-0-11-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&d=rmi010&gg=1). Archived from [the original](http://www.paddle.usp.ac.fj/cgi-bin/paddle?e=d-010off-paddle--00-1--0---0-10-TX--4-------0-11l--11-en-50---20-png---10-3-1-000--0-0-11-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&d=rmi010&gg=1) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

1. ["Marshall Islands: Atolls & Major Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information"](http://www.citypopulation.de/Marshall.html)

1. ["2009 Majuro & Ebeye - Water Survey - Results to Date"](http://www.mecrmi.net/Water%20reports/Water%20Survey%20and%20House%20listing%20Long%20Island%20and%20Ajeltake%20June%2009.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120201035904/http://www.mecrmi.net/Water%20reports/Water%20Survey%20and%20House%20listing%20Long%20Island%20and%20Ajeltake%20June%2009.pdf) 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Vegetation and Urbanization on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands"](http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/1520/v31n4-321-333.pdf?sequence=1). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120330005428/http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/1520/v31n4-321-333.pdf?sequence=1) 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine.

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