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Palikir

Capital of Federated States of Micronesia

Watercolour of Palikir, Federated States of Micronesia. On the island of Pohnpei, with Federated States of Micronesia National Government and Pohnpeian.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Federated States of Micronesia National Government; Pohnpeian; Sokehs Rock; Pohnpei's; Pacific
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint looking toward the Palikir government complex from the valley entrance, showing the manicured tropical lawns and low-rise administrative buildings in the middle-ground, dramatically framed by the sheer, cloud-kissed volcanic peaks rising directly behind.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the deep emerald rainforest of Pohnpei's mountains, tree fern groves, and valley lawns.
Guarded against
Not a commercial island town or tourist resort
Population6,942Wikidata: 6,227
Coordinates6.92°N, 158.16°E
Elevation80 m
Time zonePacific/PohnpeiUTC+11
Solar noon12:27clock runs 0.5 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Palikir and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Georgetown, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha — 827 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

YarenNR1,279 km
MajuroMH1,459 km
TarawaKI1,757 km
HoniaraSB1,829 km
Port MoresbyPG2,194 km
NgerulmudPW2,597 km
FunafutiTV2,895 km
Port-VilaVU2,960 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Palikir inside this atlas.

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