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Pohnpei
Also known as Ponape
thumb|262x262px|Pohnpei in Micronesia
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Pohnpei
- Islands.image_map
- Pohnpei Island.png
- Islands.image_map_caption
- Map of Pohnpei
- Islands.archipelago
- Senyavin Islands
- Islands.waterbody
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.area_km2
- 334
- Islands.elevation_m
- 782
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Nanlaud
- Islands.country
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- State
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Pohnpei
- Islands.country1_largest_city
- Kolonia
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Pre-colonial history
- Earliest European contacts
- 19th-century visitors
- Miscreants and missionaries
- Spanish rule
- German rule and land reform
- Japanese rule
- United States administration, under United Nations oversight
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Languages
- Administrative divisions
- Transportation
- Sport
- Pohnpei in fiction
- Education
- Notable residents
- Gallery
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|262x262px|Pohnpei in Micronesia
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). 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 , and a highest point of , the most populous with 36,832 people, and the most developed single island in the FSM.
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On the map
3 mapped locations