Airai

Airai is an administrative part of the state (ie, an administrative area ) of the Western Pacific island republic of Palau.

The approximately 44 square kilometers area consists of six villages ( hamlets ) and takes the south of the main island of Palau Babelthuap and some southeast offshore islands and counted 2,723 inhabitants in 2005. Capital is located on the south coast village Airai also called Ordomel or Irrai, with about 600 inhabitants ( 2004). Other villages are Ngetkib, Ngeruluobel and Ngerusar in the southwest and Ngchesechang and Oikull in the east of the state.

In the administrative area Airai is the international airport of Palau, now called Roman Tmetuchl International Airport.

To the southwest adjacent Koror Island leads from Ngetkib a 1000 meter long causeway, together with a 200 -meter long bridge (Japan - Palau Friendship Bridge ).