Palau Map & Atlas

Palau is divided into 16 first-level administrative divisions:

Koror is the largest urban area in Palau with about 11,200 people; the capital, Melekeok, has about 7,026.

Highest terrain in Palau: ≈ 219 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Palau at this map scale.

Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70.6%, Carolinian 1.2%, Asian 26.5%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Palauan is the most common ethnic group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Roman Catholic 46.9%, Protestant 30.9% (Evangelical 24.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, other Protestant 1.4%), Modekngei 5.1% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 4.9%, other 12.3% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%, other Micronesian 1.9%, English (official) 19.1%, Filipino 9.9%, Chinese 1.2%, other 2.8% (2015 est.)

Regionally, Palauan is the most common language group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2015 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys