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Ngerulmud
Capital city of Palau

Ngerulmud

Ngerulmud is the seat of government of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean.

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It replaced Koror City as the capital in October 2006. The settlement is located in the state of Melekeok on Babeldaob, the country's largest island, located 20 kilometers northeast of Koror City and 2 km northwest of the village of Melekeok. With no permanent fixed population, it is the least-populous capital city of a sovereign nation in the world.

Get in

Getting to Ngerulmud

  1. 01
    Roman Tmetuchl International Airport

    From Koror you can cross over the Koror-Babeldaob (or Japan-Palau Friendship) bridge by car, bus or taxi.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Palau's

    The State of Melekeok is home to Palau's capital complex, though the village of Ngerulmud houses the complex.

  2. 02
    Ngermecheluch Site

    Lomech er Ngii el mora (Ngeremecheluch).

  3. 03
    Odalmelech
  4. 04
    Badrulchau Stone Monoliths

    Possibly Palau's largest archaeological site with a collection of 52 ancient stone monoliths.

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