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Pohnpei (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, from Pohnpeian: "upon (pohn) a stone altar (pei)") is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger ...
Pohnpei State (/ ˈ p ɔː n p eɪ /) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Its capital is Kolonia . With an area of 346 miles (557 kilometres), it is the largest state.
The Federated States of Micronesia (/ ˌ m aɪ k r oʊ ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ; abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.The federation consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span across the western Pacific just north of the equator, for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi).
Pohnpei: Kolonia: 346 km 2: 54,978: 105 per km 2: Yap: Colonia: 118 km 2: 12,601: 96 per km 2: Cities and Municipalities. Cities are Written in Bold. State Island ...
The country consists of 607 islands extending 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) across the Caroline Islands Archipelago. They are east of the Philippine Islands, and north of the island of New Guinea. The federal capital is Palikir, on Pohnpei island. The 607 islands are grouped into four states, and from west to east are: Yap State
Palikir (/ ˈ p æ l ɪ k ɪər /) is the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia located in the western Pacific Ocean. [2] [3] [4] A town of slightly under 5,000 residents, it is part of the larger Sokehs municipality, which had a population of 6,647 as of 2010, out of the nation's total population of 106,487.
A map of the Federated States of Micronesia.. The Federated States of Micronesia are located on the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The history of the modern Federated States of Micronesia is one of settlement by Micronesians; colonization by Spain, Germany, and Japan; United Nations trusteeship under United States-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and gradual ...
Nan Madol was the ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty, which united Pohnpei's estimated population of 25,000 people until about 1628. [3] Set apart between the main island of Pohnpei and Temwen Island, it was a scene of human activity as early as the first or second century AD.