Palikir

Palikir
Coordinates	6 ° 55 '  N , 158 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 6 ° 55 '  N , 158 ° 9'  E
Basic data
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State	Pohnpei
Residents	6647 (2010)

Map of the northwest part of the island of Pohnpei from 1983, on which Palikir is still shown as a largely undeveloped landscape

Palikir is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean .

The city is located in the northwest of the island of Pohnpei in the community ( municipality ) Sokehs , which had a population of 6,227 inhabitants according to 2000 census. Only an unknown, smaller part of this lives in Palikir. In 1985 the establishment of a new capital for the Federated States of Micronesia was enacted by law. Since 1990 Palikir has been the capital and seat of the government of the Federated States of Micronesia. All ministries and some federal authorities are housed in a complex consisting of various buildings.

On the same island about five kilometers northeast is the city of Kolonia , which became the provisional capital of the country after the country gained independence in 1986. Even today, Kolonia is often mistakenly referred to as the capital. However, Kolonia is still the capital of the state of Pohnpei .

Palikir is also the location of the Pohnpei Campus of the College of Micronesia .

Palikir is historically mentioned as a section of Sokehs. A distinction is made here between Sokehs proper (island Sokehs, in the north), and Palikir as the part of Sokehs located on the main island of Pohnpei ( Ponape ).

climate

Palikir
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     142   29 27     119   29 27     164   29 27     174   29 27     205   29 27     207   29 26th     205   29 26th     205   29 26th     187   29 26th     190   29 27     196   29 27     187   29 27 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source:

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Palikir Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 O 29 Min. Temperature (° C) 27 27 27 27 27 26th 26th 26th 26th 27 27 27 O 26.7 Temperature (° C) 28 28 28 28 28 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 28 28 28 O 27.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 142 119 164 174 205 207 205 205 187 190 196 187 Σ 2,181 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 3.6 4.4 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.7 O 4.8 Rainy days ( d ) 30th 26th 30th 29 31 30th 31 31 30th 31 30th 30th Σ 359 Source:

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CityPopulation Micronesia
2. ↑ Pohnpei Census 2000 (PDF file; 3.5 MB)
3. ↑ § 411 of the FSM Code
4. ^ William R. Bascom: Ponape: A Pacific Economy in Transition. . Anthropological Records, Volume 22, 1965 , p. 25
5. ↑ Climate table on wetter24.de