Editing Koror (section)

== Geography ==
The state of Koror (population 11,444 {{As of|2015|lc=on}}) contains about 65% of the population of the country. The nation's 
former [[capital city|capital]] and largest town, also called Koror or [[Koror City]], is located here. The town has a population of 11,200 and is located at {{coord|07|20|32|N|134|28|38|E|type:city(10000)_region:PW-150|display=inline}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Files (GNS) |url=http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504031911/http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html |archive-date=2012-05-04 |access-date=2007-04-06 |publisher=National Geospatial Intelligence Agency}}</ref> 

Besides Koror City and the town of [[Meyuns]], there are a total of 11 hamlets in the state of Koror:
*Dngeronger
*Idid
*Ikelau
*Iyebukel
*Medalaii
*Meketii
*Ngarkesoal
*Ngerbeched (Capital)
*Ngerchemai
*Ngerkebesang
*[[Ngermid]]

Koror State stretches across a large portion of the lagoon extending from [[Babeldaob]] Island on the north almost to [[Peleliu|Beliliou]] Island to the south. Though widely spread, the actual land mass of Koror is not great and consists of hundreds of islands and islets including most of the [[Rock Islands]] of Palau. Koror encompasses perhaps the most varied range of geography in Micronesia with many different kinds of physical and social settings. In the northern part of the state are three volcanic islands: Koror, [[Ngerekebesang]], and [[Malakal Island|Ngemelachel]].<ref name=":1" />

Across Koror Island, the intensive land use in the last two centuries has radically altered the land's shape. Most vegetation has been cleared for house construction or put into gardens. Steep slopes have dense secondary growth brush. On Ngerekebesang Island, the land use has not been quite as intense and areas on the northwest coast contain stands of volcanic island forest. To the south, the Rock Islands offer a landscape that appears out of this world. The Rock Islands consist of uplifted coralline limestone reef with shear cliffs rising above a characteristic sea-level notch. Small beaches have formed in a few coves and provide access to the interiors. The ground is not covered by soil, but instead consists of dog-toothed sharp chunks of reef which have broken off of the crags and spires jutting skyward in an unpredictable maze. The islands are covered by a rock island forest and vines clinging to crevices in the limestone. In places, sinkholes contain marine lakes, and in other places the sinkholes contain wind-blown soil.<ref name=":1" />

Presently, most land in Koror is involved in urban development with gardens interspersed with houses and business. The Rock Islands offer valuable areas for exploiting the rich lagoon, and for the development of the tourist industry.<ref name=":1" />

Koror was formerly the capital of the [[South Seas Mandate]], a [[League of Nations mandate]]d territory administered by the [[Empire of Japan]].