Sokehs is a municipality on the main island in the state of Pohnpei , Federated States of Micronesia . It consists of 21 villages. One of them is Palikir , the federal capital. Another is [[Pakinh| Pakin Atoll , an atoll some 30 km northwest of the main island of Pohnpei. Since 1985, the former, depopulated Oroluk Atoll and close by Minto Reef became part of Sokehs municipality.
3-478: The namesake Sokehs Peninsula is located north of the main island. Pohnpei State Department of Education operates public schools: Bailey Olter High School (former Pohnpei Island Central School or PICS) in Kolonia serves students from Sokehs. 6°58′16″N 158°11′14″E / 6.971°N 158.1872°E / 6.971; 158.1872 This Federated States of Micronesia location article
6-474: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sokehs Island Deke Sokehs , or Sokehs Peninsula , is a mountainous peninsula on the north coast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia . It was formerly an island, known as Sokehs Island , but it is now connected to the main island by causeway and a field of mangroves. The 1570-meter-long Dau Mwoakote Channel cuts through
9-417: The mangroves, which, except in the west, is only a few meters wide. It belongs to Sokehs Municipality and lies to the west of Kolonia . Settlements from south to north include Reou , Ahseia , Soledi , Kamwele , Mwalok , Roie , Naneir , Peilong , Kepindau , and Danipei . Sokehs is the location of Sokehs Rock , a prominent cliff face that is one of Micronesia's best-known geographic features. It
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