Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia. It was also the Federated States of Micronesia's national capital before being replaced by Palikir in 1989, and has a population of 6,074.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Kolonia, Pohnpei
Infobox coordinates, latitude
6.96389°N 158.20806°E
Infobox coordinates, longitude
6.96389°N 158.20806°E
Infobox, population
The population of the town was 6,074 (2010 Census).
Infobox, population year
The population of the town was 6,074 (2010 Census).
Infobox, area
The land area of Kolonia amounts to 1.5 km2, with a large number of buildings lying just outside the town limits.
History section, founding
Spain first built the town in 1887 as an administrative and military capital
View the Source2. Kolonia (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 23 m
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 6.9639,158.2081
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 27.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.75, 158.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.75, 158.25
6.75 158.25 Af
5. GeoNames: Kolonia - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4043034Quote, cities500 record 4043034
6.964 158.2062 P PPLA FM 02 KL 6074 0 36 Pacific/Pohnpei
Kolonia (Wikipedia)
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