Cities

Ngerulmud

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Ngerulmud." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/ngerulmud.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Ngerulmud. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/ngerulmud

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-ngerulmud,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Ngerulmud},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/ngerulmud},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Ngerulmud is the capital of Palau, in Melekeok State on Babeldaob island. It replaced Koror as capital in October 2006 and, housing only government buildings with no permanent residents, is the least populous national capital in the world.

Facts

Population

0 1

2024 figure, from Ngerulmud's own Wikipedia infobox; Ngerulmud houses only government buildings with no permanent residents, the least populous national capital in the world.

Area (sq km)

0.45 1

Founding Year

2006 1

7 October 2006 is when Ngerulmud officially opened as capital, replacing Koror, the date the infobox itself gives.

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Latitude

7.50056 degrees north 1

Longitude

134.62417 degrees east 1

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