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Kolonia Town, looking down from Sokehs Ridge in December 2003. Map of Pohnpei Island showing the municipalities Catholic Belltower Spanish Wall Looking out over Kolonia Town with iconic Sokehs Rock and the Pohnpei State Airport in the distance . Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
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 Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State , one of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
Pohnpei's outer islands are low islands, and include Pingelap, Mokil, Ant, Pakin, Ngatik, Nukuoro, Oroluk, and Kapingamarangi; also included is the largely submerged Minto Reef. With the exception of coastal plains, talus slopes and alluvial fans , most of Pohnpei Island, a volcanic island , is ruggedly mountainous, lush and verdant, with the ...
Nett is one of the six municipalities located in the main island of Pohnpei. It corresponds to the north-central sector of the island. The population was 6,639 as of 2010. [2] Nett municipality formerly included Kolonia, now a separate administrative division.
Map of Pohnpei Island showing the municipalities. Kitti, also written as Kiti, is one of the twelve administrative divisions of the Micronesian state of Pohnpei. It is located in the southwest of the island of Pohnpei, to the south of Mount Nanlaud.
U is one of the six municipalities located in the main island of Pohnpei. It corresponds to the northeastern sector of the island. U had 2,289 inhabitants according to the 2008 census. Alohkapw is the main town. [citation needed] A channel known as Kepidewen Alohkapw marks the boundary between U and Madolenihmw municipalities. [3]
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).
Island Name Population [3] 1994 ... Pohnpei State: Kapingamarangi: 473 474 Mwoakilloa: 209 177 Nukuoro: 349 362 Pingelap: 518 438 Pohnpei: Kitti: 5,178 6,007 Kolonia ...