Kolonia

thumb|Catholic Belltower thumb|Spanish Wall thumb|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). It's not to be confused with the far smaller Colonia, the capital of the State of Yap. It was also the former FSM capital before being replaced by Palikir in 1989, located nearby to the southwest in the municipality of Sokehs. It has a population of 6,074.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kolonia
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Koloniasokehs.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kolonia Town, looking down from Sokehs Ridge in December 2003.
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Kolonia.svg
Settlement.image_map: Pohnpei map.gif
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Pohnpei Island showing the municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Federated States of Micronesia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pohnpei State

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==Description== Kolonia Town is located in the north central section of Pohnpei Island. It was formerly part of Nett municipality but has been a separate municipality since May 1965. The population of the town was 6,074 (2010 Census). It is the largest population center on Pohnpei and the commercial hub of the island. The land area of Kolonia amounts to 1.5 km2, with a large number of buildings lying just outside the town limits. The official languages are Pohnpeian and English. Mercedarian Missionaries speak Spanish.

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