Utwe — Mediated Wiki

{{Short description|Municipality in Kosrae, Federal States of Micronesia}} {{Distinguish|Utwa Ma}}

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'''Utwe''' (or '''Utwa''') is the second-largest municipality in the Micronesian state of Kosrae, the largest being Tafunsak.<ref>When Walung is counted as a part of Tafunsak</ref>

==Geography== Utwe occupies the very South of the island, but has no coast on its East border. In 1994 the total population of Utwe was 1,056. Utwe's capital is Utwa Ma (Utwe Village).

==Utwe-Walung Marine Park== Utwe is home to the Utwe-Walung Marine Park, a conservation area established by Madison Nena, a local ecologist who has won several awards, including the 1999 Seacology Prize, awarded annually to an indigenous islander for outstanding achievement in preserving the environment and culture of any of the world's more than 100,000 islands. In the late 1990s, Madison Nena successfully led a campaign to prevent property developers from building a tourist complex without adequate sewage facilities, and in its place he founded an eco-tourism initiative at Kosrae Village Resort. He has also worked with island elders to revitalize historic methods of Kosraean house construction.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seacology.org/prize/madison.html |title=1999 Seacology Prize news release |access-date=2007-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807093642/http://www.seacology.org/prize/madison.html |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The park features excellent examples of healthy hard coral, as well as some of Micronesia's most pristine forests and extensive mangrove ecosystems.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kosraenautilus.com/attractions.html |title=Kosrae Nautilus Resort |access-date=2011-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713165647/http://kosraenautilus.com/attractions.html |archive-date=2011-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The park's main office is close to the shipwreck site of the infamous pirate trader Bully Hayes, and it is rumored that Hayes buried some treasure somewhere in the forest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2005/12/01/pacific-travel |title=Pacific Magazine December 2005 |access-date=2007-04-27 |archive-date=2008-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203142419/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2005/12/01/pacific-travel |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education== Kosrae State Department of Education operates Utwe Elementary School. High school students attend Kosrae High School in Tofol, Lelu municipality.<ref>"[http://kosrae.doe.fm/index.php/schools Schools]." Kosrae State Department of Education. Retrieved on February 23, 2018.</ref>

==Climate== Utwe has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Utwe | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30.2 | Feb high C = 30.1 | Mar high C = 30.1 | Apr high C = 30.1 | May high C = 30.1 | Jun high C = 30.2 | Jul high C = 30.3 | Aug high C = 30.7 | Sep high C = 30.6 | Oct high C = 30.8 | Nov high C = 30.6 | Dec high C = 30.2

| Jan mean C = 27.5 | Feb mean C = 27.4 | Mar mean C = 27.4 | Apr mean C = 27.3 | May mean C = 27.3 | Jun mean C = 27.3 | Jul mean C = 27.2 | Aug mean C = 27.5 | Sep mean C = 27.3 | Oct mean C = 27.6 | Nov mean C = 27.4 | Dec mean C = 27.4 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 24.8 | Feb low C = 24.7 | Mar low C = 24.7 | Apr low C = 24.5 | May low C = 24.5 | Jun low C = 24.4 | Jul low C = 24.1 | Aug low C = 24.3 | Sep low C = 24.1 | Oct low C = 24.4 | Nov low C = 24.3 | Dec low C = 24.6 |rain colour= |Jan rain mm=402 |Feb rain mm=489 |Mar rain mm=504 |Apr rain mm=586 |May rain mm=493 |Jun rain mm=454 |Jul rain mm=447 |Aug rain mm=416 |Sep rain mm=383 |Oct rain mm=344 |Nov rain mm=414 |Dec rain mm=512 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/711431/ |title = Climate: Utwe |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 22 October 2020}}</ref> }}

== Notable Person ==

* Adelyn Noda - teacher and deaconess

==See also== * Lelu * Malem * Tafunsak * Walung * Kosrae

==References== <references/>

===Maps=== * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia/kosrae_soil_1981.jpg General Soil Map of Kosrae produced by the US Department of Agriculture]

==External links== * [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2005/12/01/pacific-travel Article on Utwe-Walung Marine Park in Pacific magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203142419/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2005/12/01/pacific-travel |date=2008-12-03 }} * [http://www.seacology.org/prize/pastwinners.htm#1999 Seacology profile of Madison Nena] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134943/http://www.seacology.org/prize/pastwinners.htm#1999 |date=2012-03-29 }} * {{Cite web|url=http://www.pbase.com/bolla49/image/56005372|title = Utwe Village by Jan Erik Johnsen}} * [http://www.seacology.org Seacology official website]

Category:Biosphere reserves of Micronesia Category:Municipalities of Kosrae