31-736: Chuuk or Truk may refer to: Chuuk State , one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia Chuuk Lagoon , or Chuuk Atoll, a sheltered body of water and island group in the central Pacific Chuuk International Airport , an airport located on Weno, in Chuuk State, Micronesia Chuukese language , a language of the Austronesian language family Chuukese people , an ethnic group in Oceania Battle of Truk ,
62-422: A Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective 3 November 1986). As of recent times, Chuuk has been pushing harder for independence . An independence referendum was originally scheduled to coincide with federal elections on 3 March 2015, but was pushed back to 5 March 2019. The independence referendum was further pushed back to March 2022 , with a date to be announced, while the constitutional legality of
93-429: A girl, the parents of the man would visit the girl's parents. They would introduce themselves and the purpose of their visit, and discuss possible marriage with the girl's parents. If a marriage was agreed upon, the young man would stay with the girl's parents and the girl would reside with the young man's parents, up until the wedding day. Prior to the marriage, both families would prepare a feast which would be attended by
124-560: A massive United States Navy air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon on 17–18 February 1944 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chuuk . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chuuk&oldid=1228686293 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
155-576: A small population of foreign merchants and missionaries, mostly linked to the Catholic Church . Spanish control over the islands was in part nominal. The Spanish stopped to raise a flag over Chuuk in 1886, and returned in 1895 as part of an attempt to assert control and negotiate peace between the tribes of Chuuk. No major Spanish settlement was established and traditional life continued until the German colonial era. The Caroline Islands were sold to
186-583: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Chuuk State Chuuk State ( / ˈ tʃ uː k / ; also known as Truk ) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It consists of several island groups: Nomoneas , Faichuuk , the Hall Islands , Namonuito Atoll (Magur Islands), Pattiw (Western Islands), and
217-792: Is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands ( Diocese Carolinensium ) suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Agaña in Guam . Other churches in the state include Sacred Heart Church on Lekinioch Island, Christ the King Church in Neiwe, Houk Catholic Church, Holy Family Church in Weno, St. Ignatius Church in Fonoton, among others. The people of the country speak
248-760: The Chuukese language , a Micronesian language . The New York Province of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits ) maintains a mission school on the island of Weno in Chuuk. Xavier High School is housed at the former Japanese communications center. It is a coeducational institution, drawing students from all the island groups of the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as Palau and the Marshall Islands . Teachers are both Jesuit and lay and come from Micronesia,
279-557: The Chuukese language , treating guests, and on beliefs in the sci-fi book "Reefsong" from Carol Severance . Of the 40 municipalities of the state, 16 fall within the Chuuk Lagoon and 24 in the Outer Islands. In the table below, each is followed by its population at the 2010 Census: The State of Chuuk is one of the four federal states of the Federated States of Micronesia. As a democratic federation , each state has
310-598: The Chuukic branch of Micronesian languages , which is in turn part of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. The Malayo-Polynesian language family is a subdivision of a wider Austronesian language family , one of the world's primary language families. The language is written in a modified Latin alphabet. A 2010 census showed that the Chuukese people were the fastest growing group of Pacific Islanders during
341-921: The German Empire in 1899, after Spain withdrew from the Pacific after the Spanish–American War in which it lost its main colony in Asia, the Philippines . Germany incorporated the territory into its domain in the German New Guinea . During World War I, the Imperial Japanese navy was tasked with pursuing and destroying the German East Asian Squadron and protecting the shipping lanes of Allied trade in
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#1732776604284372-515: The Mortlock Islands . Chuuk is by far the FSM's most populous state, with 50,000 inhabitants on 120 square kilometers (46 square miles ). Chuuk Lagoon is where most people live. Weno island, in the lagoon, is Chuuk's state capital and the country's biggest city. It may hold a referendum on independence in the near future, although this referendum has been repeatedly postponed. Chuuk
403-405: The graveyard . Chuukese people The Chuukese , previously spelled Trukese , are a Micronesian-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the island of Chuuk and its surrounding islands and atolls. They constitute almost 49% of the population of the Federated States of Micronesia , making them by far the largest ethnic group in the country. Their language is Chuukese , which belongs to
434-483: The 2000s decade in the United States, increasing from a population of about 700 in the year 2000 to more than 4,000 in time for the 2010 census. Although the Chuukese are overwhelmingly Christian , traditional beliefs in spirit possession by the dead still exist. Allegedly, these spirits overwhelmingly possess women, and spirit possession is usually brought on by family conflicts. The spirits, speaking through
465-495: The Federated States of Micronesia. However, tourism is relatively under-developed. In the FSM's Development Plan for Chuuk, published in 2016, factors which disadvantaged the development of tourism in Chuuk included a lack of infrastructure, in particular irregular ferries between islands and a lack of regular electricity supplies on all islands apart from Weno. The report recognized that it is primarily Chuuk's underwater assets that would bring tourism, including its marine diversity and
496-677: The Pacific Islands (TTPI) which were administered by the United States under charter from the United Nations from the end of the Second World War to the mid-1980s. The termination of U.S. administration of the Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Mariana Islands districts of the TTPI occurred on 3 November 1986. The Federated States of Micronesia , including Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, and Pohnpei, was established in 1979 and signed
527-886: The Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the course of this operation, the Japanese Navy seized German possessions in the Mariana Islands, the Carolinas, the Marshall Islands and Palau groups by October 1914. Chuuk then became a possession of the Empire of Japan under the mandate of the League of Nations after the defeat of Germany in World War I. Chuuk was one of six districts of the Trust Territory of
558-563: The Second World War shipwrecks around the coast. Where tourism does exist, it is reliant on the diving industry, which was established in the islands by Kimiuo Aisek . A legacy of his work to make Chuuk a dive destination was the establishment of the Kimiuo Aisek Memorial Museum . The American attacks on the Japanese fleet in 1944 were such that today Truk lagoon is the largest underwater military cemetery in
589-431: The U.S., Indonesia , Japan , and Australia . Although Chuuk is an overwhelmingly Christian society, traditional beliefs in spirit possession by the dead still exist. Allegedly, these spirits overwhelmingly possess women, and spirit possession is usually brought on by family conflicts. The spirits, speaking through the women, typically admonish family members to treat each other better. There are some references on
620-424: The ability to retain large number of power within the state as well as a certain level of sovereignty typical of federal states. The chief executive of Chuuk is the governor . Chuuk has a bicameral legislature. Chuuk State Department of Education operates public schools. Public high schools: Private secondary schools: Private primary schools: Chuuk State received the largest number of visitors of any of
651-512: The eastern islands. Chuuk State also includes several more sparsely populated "outer island" groups, including the Mortlock Islands to the southeast, the Hall Islands (Pafeng) to the north, Namonuito Atoll to the northwest, and the Pattiw Region to west. The Pattiw Region is of particular interest in that it has some of the most traditional islands in the Pacific and is culturally related to outer islands of Yap . This group includes
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#1732776604284682-519: The islands of Pollap , Tamatam , Poluwat , and Houk . There are still traditional master navigators—Poluwat and Pollap are considered to have some of the best navigators and ocean-going outrigger canoes in the Pacific. In the islands of the Pattiw Region, and some of the Islands of Yap, are the last two remaining schools of navigation, Weriyeng and Faaluush . Visiting the Pattiw Region in
713-439: The leaders of their respective families. According to custom, the girl's family would provide enough food for the man's family, and his family would do the same for the girl's. There are some attitudes towards marriage among the Chuukese people that may have been retained from past tradition. While both the man and woman will desire compatible sex partners in marriage, they look even more for good workers. A person incapable of work
744-484: The proposed secession is determined. To the west is Yap State . To the east are Pohnpei State and Kosrae State is further east. The main population center of Chuuk State is the Chuuk Lagoon , a large archipelago with mountainous islands surrounded by a string of islets on a barrier reef . The two major geographical and dialectic divisions of the Chuuk Lagoon are Faichuuk, the western islands, and Namoneas,
775-473: The state's deadliest weather disaster. The landslides occurred throughout the day, some within just minutes of each other. Chuuk is the most populous of the FSM's states. At the census held on 1 April 2000, it had 53,595 inhabitants, compared with 34,486 for Pohnpei , 11,241 for Yap and 7,686 for Kosrae ; at the census held on 4 April 2010, it had 48,654 inhabitants, compared with 36,196 for Pohnpei , 11,377 for Yap and 6,616 for Kosrae . The majority of
806-577: The state's population is affiliated with Christianity as a result of the activity of missionary groups first from Spain and then from Germany and the United States. Catholicism was introduced during the Spanish colonization period, followed by the arrival of various Protestant groups . The main religious building in the state is the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Tunnuk, Weno , which
837-517: The west, however, is difficult due to the lack of reliable transportation. Houk probably has the most accessible airstrip in the Pattiw Region, with planes landing every one or two weeks. The state shares its longitude with Sydney , Australia, namely the eastern portion of the city including the CBD . On 2 July 2002, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Chataan caused more than thirty landslides that killed forty-seven people and injured dozens of others, in
868-431: The women, typically admonish family members to treat each other better. Traditionally, before a man could consider marriage, he needed to have experience in farming, fishing, and boat construction. He also had to be able to build his own house. When he had these skills he would inform his parents that he was ready for marriage; the parents would then search for a suitable young woman to be his wife. When they had decided on
899-428: The world (60 ships and 400 aircraft scattered over several kilometers), which attracts divers from all over the world. The diving conditions are very good (visibility 15–40 meters, variations in depth, minor currents, 700 varieties of fish, generous coral). However, this source of income is jeopardized by preservation issues, from rapidly disintegrating carcasses to dynamite fishing that rapidly destroys whole sections of
930-477: Was first settled by Austronesians , believed to be from the Lapita culture of Island Melanesia . Archaeological evidence indicates that islands of Feefen and Wééné Islands had human settlements in the second and first century BCE. Later evidence indicates that widespread human settlements appeared in Chuuk during the 14th century CE, as the Chuukese culture was formed. The first sighting recorded by Europeans
961-761: Was made by the Spanish navigator Alvaro de Saavedra on board the Florida during August or September 1528. They were later visited by the Spaniard Alonso de Arellano on 15 January 1565 on board the galleon patache San Lucas. As part of the Caroline Islands , Truk was claimed by the Spanish Empire , which struggled to control the islands in the late 19th century. The Chuuk Lagoon was then inhabited by Chuukese people (an Austronesian group) that participated in intermittent wars, as well as