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or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km² (3 mi²). Its population was 130 in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2013 ROP Statistical Yearbook )〕 The state capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side. A second village, Rois, is immediately east of Ngeremasch. First sighting of Angaur, Babeldaob, Koror, and Peleliu recorded by Westerners was by the Spanish expedition of Ruy López de Villalobos at the end of January of 1543. They were then charted as ''Los Arrecifes'' (The Reefs in Spanish).〔Burney, James ''A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean'', London, 1813, v.I, p.233.〕 In November and December of 1710 these three islands were again visited and explored by the Spanish missionary expedition commanded by Sargento Mayor Francisco Padilla on board of the patache ''Santísima Trinidad''. Two years later they were explored in detail by the expedition of Spanish naval officer Bernardo de Egoy.〔Coello, Francisco "Conflicto hispano-alemán" ''Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid'', t.XIX. 2º semestre 1885, Madrid, p.296.〕 From 1909 until 1954 phosphate mining took place on Angaur, originally by the Germans, then the Japanese, and finally by Americans. Angaur is the site of a major World War II battle. The Battle of Angaur was part of the larger offensive campaign called Operation Forager that ran from June to Nov 1944. Many American and Japanese battle relics〔(Panoramio photos ) of Japanese command post on north end of Angaur Island, Palau.〕 remain scattered throughout the island. Angaur is the only place in Micronesia that has feral monkeys; they are descended from macaques that escaped during the period of German occupation.〔Micronesia Handbook by Neil M. Levy, pp. 174–176〕 Thus it is also called Monkey Island. Angaur Island is located southwest of Peleliu, and it is a popular surfing location. Angaur is accessible by boats and small planes, and Belau Air has service to Angaur Airstrip. From 1945 to 1978 the U.S. Coast Guard operated a LORAN transmitting station, LORSTA Palau, as part of the worldwide LORAN navigation system. The eastern side of the island is mostly sandy with rocky outcroppings, while the western side of the island has a small lagoon with a small fishing and transportation port. Population development:〔 ImageSize = width:auto height:360 barincrement:42 PlotArea = left:35 right:10 top:20 bottom:15 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:white value:gray(1) id:darkgr value:gray(0.5) id:litegr value:gray(0.8) BackgroundColors = canvas:white DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:325 AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = unit:year gridcolor:darkgr increment:100 start:0 ScaleMinor = unit:year gridcolor:litegr increment:10 start:0 BarData = bar:1995 text: 1995 bar:2000 text: 2000 bar:2005 text: 2005 bar:2012 text: 2012 PlotData = align:left anchor:from fontsize:L width:15 shift:(4,-6) textcolor:black bar:1995 from:0 till: 193 bar:2000 from:0 till: 188 bar:2005 from:0 till: 320 bar:2012 from:0 till: 130 PlotData = bar:1995 at: 193 fontsize:L text: 193 shift:(-15,5) bar:2000 at: 188 fontsize:L text: 188 shift:(-15,5) bar:2005 at: 320 fontsize:L text: 320 shift:(-15,5) bar:2012 at: 130 fontsize:L text: 130 shift:(-15,5) ==Japanese as an official language== According to the state constitution of 1982, Angaur's official languages are Palauan, English and Japanese. It is the only place outside of Japan where Japanese is an official language. Results of the latest census show that in April 2005, there were neither usual nor legal residents of Angaur aged 5 years or older who spoke Japanese at home at all.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2005 Census of Population & Housing )〕 No person reported or was reported to be of Japanese ethnic origin for Angaur.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2005 Census Monograph Final Report )〕 One person born (but apparently not residing) on Angaur reported to speak Japanese and Palauan equally often at home.〔 The 2012 mini census shows 7 people aged 10 years or older literate in any language other than Palauan and English for Angaur, out of a total population of 130.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angaur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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