Editing Ailinglaplap Atoll (section)

{{Infobox islands
| name             = Ailinglaplap Atoll
| image_name       = Ailinglaplap.JPG
| image_caption    = [[NASA]] picture of Ailinglaplap Atoll
| image_size       = 250px
| map              = Marshall Islands
| map_caption      = Location in the Marshall Islands
| location         = North Pacific
| coordinates      = {{coord|07|24|N|168|45|E|type:isle_region:MH|display=inline}}
| coastline_mi     = 
| country          = {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
| archipelago      = [[Ralik Chain|Ralik]]
| total_islands    = 56
| area_km2         = 14.7
| elevation_m      = 3
| population       = 1,175
| population_as_of = 2021
| ethnic_groups    = [[Marshallese people|Marshallese]]
|image_map=Ailinglaplap Atoll in Marshall Islands.svg}}
[[File:Map of Ailinglaplap.jpg|right|250px|thumb|German map of Ailinglaplap]]
'''Ailinglaplap''' or '''Ailinglapalap''' ([[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]: '''{{lang|mh|Aelōn̄ļapļap}}''', {{IPAc-mh|hay&l&nglhaplhap}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocA.htm#Ael%C5%8D%C3%B1%E1%B8%B7ap%E1%B8%B7ap Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>) is a [[coral atoll]] of 56 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the [[Ralik Chain]] in the [[Marshall Islands]].  It is located {{convert|152|km|mi}} northwest of [[Jaluit Atoll]]. Its total land area is only {{convert|14.7|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}, but it encloses a lagoon of {{convert|750|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. The economy of the atoll is dominated by [[coconut]] plantations. The population of the atoll was 1,175 in 2021.<ref name="2021census">{{cite web |url=https://spccfpstore1.blob.core.windows.net/digitallibrary-docs/files/60/605c69d76a40195baa447b5a558b0e02.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=GbQ42ZYNKrH3g389jZn7DvHUO8ObwYrFpnxIeXiRSU0%3D&se=2024-03-25T18%3A07%3A37Z&sp=r&rscc=public%2C%20max-age%3D864000%2C%20max-stale%3D86400&rsct=application%2Fpdf&rscd=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Marshall_Islands_2021_Census_Vol1_Table_report.pdf%22 |title=Republic of the Marshall Islands 2021 Census Report, Volume 1: Basic Tables and Administrative Report |date=May 30, 2023 |website=Pacific Community (SPC): Statistics for Development Division |publisher=[[Pacific Community]] |access-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927183142/https://spccfpstore1.blob.core.windows.net/digitallibrary-docs/files/60/605c69d76a40195baa447b5a558b0e02.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=GbQ42ZYNKrH3g389jZn7DvHUO8ObwYrFpnxIeXiRSU0%3D&se=2024-03-25T18:07:37Z&sp=r&rscc=public,%20max-age%3D864000,%20max-stale%3D86400&rsct=application/pdf&rscd=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Marshall_Islands_2021_Census_Vol1_Table_report.pdf%22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jabat Island]] is located off the coast of Ailinglaplap Atoll. The former president of the Marshall Islands, [[Kessai Note]], was born on Jeh Island, Ailinglaplap Atoll.

"Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" (''{{lang|mh|aelōn̄}}'' (atoll) + ''{{lang|mh|ļapļap}}'' (superlative suffix)), because the greatest legends of the [[Marshallese people]] were created there.  The four major population centers on Ailinglaplap Atoll are the settlements of Wotja, at the westernmost end of the atoll, Jih in the northeast, and Airek and Bigatjelang in the south.