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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 [update] , out of the nation's total population of 106,487.
Major population centers on Pohnpei include Palikir, the FSM's capital, and Kolonia, the capital of Pohnpei State. Pohnpei is the largest island in the FSM, with an area of 334 km 2 (129 sq mi), and a highest point of 782 m (2,566 ft), the most populous with 36,832 people, and the most developed single island in the FSM.
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).
Location State ICAO: IATA: Airport name Chuuk: Chuuk: PTKK TKK Chuuk International Airport: Kosrae: Kosrae: PTSA KSA Kosrae International Airport (Caroline Islands Airport) : Pohnpei ...
The federal capital is Palikir, on Pohnpei island. The 607 islands are grouped into four states, and from west to east are: Yap State; Chuuk State — before 1990 named Truk. Pohnpei State — before 1985 named Ponape. Kosrae State; Separated from the main islands in southern Pohnpei State are the two islands of Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi.
The Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure (TC&I or DTC&I) is a government department of the Federated States of Micronesia.Its headquarters are on the second floor of the Kaselehlie Building in the national government complex in Palikir, Pohnpei State (on Pohnpei Island).
Pohnpei International Airport (IATA: PNI, ICAO: PTPN) is an airport located on Pohnpei Island (formerly Ponape), the main island of Pohnpei State.It is close to Palikir, the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia.
One of them is Palikir, the federal capital. Another is Pakin Atoll , an atoll some 30 km northwest of the main island of Pohnpei. Since 1985, the former, depopulated Oroluk Atoll and close by Minto Reef became part of Sokehs municipality.