Mili Atoll

  • Cruisers Larry Jones and Pete Allen try and fix an outboard in NW Mili. Photo: James McCarthy
  • A copra farmer in northwest Mili.
  • Cruisers try and fix a Mili man's outboard.
  • Sunset at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands.
  • A new islet in the northwest part of Mili Atoll.
  • Mili Atoll Marshall Islands.

FACT FILE

Number of islets: 92 Population RMI Census 2021: 497 (272 males, 225 males) Land area: 6.15 square miles Lagoon area: 294.7 square miles Yacht permit fee: $25 per person (check with Internal Affairs on children, but in the past kids under five were free) Mayor: Joel Jitiam Nitijela Member: Wilbur Heine

Mili Atoll is the second largest in the republic in terms of land area (slightly over six square miles). During World War II, Mili was a major Japanese base.

The atoll has five main islands, but Mili Mili in the southwest is the main residential center. Other villages include Nallu, Enejet, Lukonor, Tokewa, and Wau. Nallu, Enejet and Lukonwor are only accessible from Mili by land during low tide. 

The following video was made by the College of the Marshall Islands Media Center and was published in 2016.