Oceania · capital city
What Is the Capital of Marshall Islands?
The capital of Marshall Islands is Majuro. About 31,000 people live in the Majuro urban area — 85.4% of the country's population.
Majuro at a glance
Name origin
Majuro means "two openings" or "two eyes" and refers to the two major passages through the atoll into the Majuro lagoon.
Time zone
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.
Coordinates
7 06 N, 171 23 E · IANA time zone Pacific/Majuro
Location of Marshall Islands
Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group; the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225; 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited
Capitals closest to Majuro
Tarawa, Kiribati — 665 km
Palikir, Micronesia — 1,461 km
Funafuti, Tuvalu — 1,941 km
Honiara, Solomon Islands — 2,233 km
Port-Vila, Vanuatu — 2,782 km
Suva, Fiji — 2,910 km
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands — 2,935 km
Apia, Samoa — 2,978 km
Straight-line distance between capitals.
Frequently asked questions about Majuro
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Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).