The districts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands were the primary subdivisions of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
History
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In 1962[citation needed] there existed six districts with the following population:
- Chuuk District – 22564
- Mariana Islands District – 9586
- Marshall Islands District – 15710
- Palau District – 9965
- Pohnpei District – 17224
- Yap District – 5931
"In a 1975 plebiscite the Northern Marianas group voted to become a commonwealth of the United States and, from 1976, was administered separately from the rest of the territory. The remaining island groups were reorganized again into six districts...",[1] the Kosrae District was created out of the Pohnpei District, keeping six districts.
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