Weno

The population was 13,856 at the census taken in 2010.

File:Weno island.jpg

It is located in the Chuuk Lagoon. Its villages are on the coast (Sapuk, Penia, Peniesene, Tunnuk, Mechitiw, Iras, Nantaku, Nepukos, Mwan, Neiwe, and Wichap, Epinup) and serve as the center of commerce. Weno is the state capital and the second-most populous island of the FSM (if the complex of Tol/Wonei, Polle and Patta is counted as one island), with a population of 13,856 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://www.spc.int/prism/nada/index.php/catalog |title=Pacific Data Archive | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153244/http://www.spc.int/prism/nada/index.php/catalog| archive-date=2015-12-08| access-date=2023-11-04}}

The highest point is Mount Teroken, elevation 364 m (1,214 ft).Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988) Micronesia:A travel survival kit. South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet.

File:ChuukAirport.jpg]]

Weno has the only airport in the state, Chuuk International Airport. The road system is not well established in some parts of the island. No public transportation exists, but visitors can use a small taxi to cruise around the island.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

There is one commercial shipyard for cargo ships and passenger voyages. The islanders use speed boats and smaller ships to commute with other lagoon islands and outreach islands.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

{{Weather box

|location = Weno

|single line = Yes

|metric first = Yes

|Jan high F = 87

|Feb high F = 86.4

|Mar high F = 86.7

|Apr high F = 87.1

|May high F = 87.6

|Jun high F = 87.2

|Jul high F = 87.7

|Aug high F = 87.4

|Sep high F = 87.8

|Oct high F = 88.3

|Nov high F = 88.3

|Dec high F = 87.7

|year high F = 87.4

|Jan low F = 75.9

|Feb low F = 76.2

|Mar low F = 76.4

|Apr low F = 76.4

|May low F = 76.1

|Jun low F = 76

|Jul low F = 75

|Aug low F = 74.3

|Sep low F = 74.7

|Oct low F = 74.5

|Nov low F = 75.8

|Dec low F = 75.3

|year low F = 75.6

|Jan precipitation inch = 9.7

|Feb precipitation inch =8.1

|Mar precipitation inch = 9.2

|Apr precipitation inch = 12.5

|May precipitation inch = 12.3

|Jun precipitation inch = 12.9

|Jul precipitation inch = 13.2

|Aug precipitation inch = 14.1

|Sep precipitation inch = 14.3

|Oct precipitation inch = 11

|Nov precipitation inch = 11.4

|Dec precipitation inch = 10.8

|year precipitation inch = 139.6

|source 1 = Weatherbase

{{cite web

|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=111419&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Weno, Federated States of Micronesia

|publisher=Weatherbase

|year=2011

}}

Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

|date=November 2011

}}

File:Weno Island districts.jpg

Tertiary

• College of Micronesia-FSM

Public schools operated by the Chuuk Department of Education:

• Chuuk High School, Nepukos (Nantaku)
• Iras Demo Elementary, Iras
• Neauo Elementary School, Neauo
• Mwan Elementary School, Sefin

Private

• Xavier High School, Sapuk
• Saramen Chuuk Academy, Nepukos
• Seventh-day Adventist School, Neauo
• Akoyikoyi School, Penia
• St. Cecilia School, Tunnuk

The Chuuk Women's Council is based on Weno, which provides support to women's rights organizations across Chuuk State, including training in health and environment issues.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-03|title=Chuuk Women's Council Announce New Website and Women's Interest Facility {{!}} Chuuk Reform Movement|url=https://chuukreform.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/chuuk-women-council/|access-date=2021-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003110031/https://chuukreform.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/chuuk-women-council/|archive-date=2021-10-03}}

Diving is the main tourist attraction on Weno, an industry which was founded in Chuuk State by Kimiuo Aisek.{{Cite web|last=Post|first=Dianne Strong |title=Internationally known, Chuukese-owned dive shop going strong past 45 years|url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/internationally-known-chuukese-owned-dive-shop-going-strong-past-45-years/article_9c8de22c-fa05-11e8-950f-7b72f51eb768.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=The Guam Daily Post|date=27 January 2019 }} Chuuk State's first museum, Kimiuo Aisek Memorial Museum, was founded to honor his legacy in the dive industry and the preservation of Chuuk's underwater heritage.{{Cite web|title=FSM National Government – Chuuk State Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Operation Hailstone|url=https://gov.fm/index.php/fsm-publicinfo/announcements/27-fsm-pio/news-and-updates/69-chuuk-state-commemorates-75th-anniversary-of-operation-hailstone|access-date=2021-05-14|website=gov.fm}}

Weno is featured on the 10th episode of season 5 of Outback Truckers, where 2 power stations and a switchboard are shipped from Adelaide to provide all-day power for the island.{{Cite episode |author1 = Prospero Productions|series= Outback Truckers|series-link= |first= |last= |network= Seven Network|station= |date= |season= 5}}

In the east of Weno, the catholic church Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral is worth a visit. The church was dedicated at the end of the sixties. It is the seat of the Diocese of Caroline Islands.

Wiichen Men's Meetinghouse is a historic site with petroglyphs and a swimming basin in the east of Weno near the village Peniesene close to Wiichen River.

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• [http://www.fsmgov.org/ National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia]

Category:Municipalities of Chuuk State

Category:Islands of Chuuk State