













Mejit Fact File
Also spelled: Mājeej
Ratak ChainSingle island
230
People · 119 male, 111 female
1
Island, not an atoll
0.72
Land, sq miles
1
Freshwater lake, rare in the Marshalls
NicknameParadiseWhat residents call Mejit
MayorNeal Keju
AirstripCrosses the island
Nitijela memberDennis Momotaro
Yacht permit$25
Figures: RMI Census 2021 · Checked October 2026
Unlike most of the other islands of the Marshall Islands, Mejit is a stony island rather than a coral atoll, although it is surrounded by a fringing coral reef enclosing a narrow lagoon. It is located east of the main line of the Ratak chain, about 68 miles northeast from Wotje. The island is lush in pandanus, breadfruit and taro. To the residents, this island is known as ‘Paradise’. It has a fresh water lake, which is rare in the Marshall Islands, with indigenous ducks. In 2013, the University of the South Pacific’s Majuro campus organized a six-month jaki-ed (clothing mats) weaving apprenticeship on Mejit.










































