Palikir is part of which municipality in Pohnpei State?

Palikir is part of Sokehs municipality in Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia.

Palikir is the federal capital of the Federated States of Micronesia, but administratively it belongs to Sokehs, one of the municipalities on the main island of Pohnpei. Sokehs includes numerous villages, with Palikir serving as the purpose-built seat of the national government.

The capital was developed after the FSM chose to move its federal administration away from Kolonia. Government offices, presidential facilities and residences were built in the Palikir area, and the town was declared the national capital in 1989. The FSM itself became independent in 1979 after a period of United States administration.

A common mix-up is to treat Palikir as a municipality in its own right or to confuse Sokehs with nearby Pohnpei municipalities such as Kitti, U and Madolenihmw. Kolonia, meanwhile, is a separate municipality and remains Pohnpei State’s capital and principal commercial centre.