🇫🇲 Micronesia · capital
Palikir
Palikir is the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia located in the western Pacific Ocean. A town of slightly above 5,000 residents, it is part of the larger Sokehs municipality, which had a population of 6,964 as of 2024, out of the nation's total population of 106,487. It is situated on the northwest side of Pohnpei island, a high volcanic island surrounded by a fringing coral reef. Nearby to the northeast is the island's largest settlement, the coastal town of Kolonia. It was declared the capital of Micronesia in 1989.
- Country
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 6,942
- Time zone
- Pacific/Pohnpei
- Coordinates
- 6.92, 158.16
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