Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Pohnpeians
Lands
Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia, on Pohnpei island and its outlying atolls
Countries Micronesia
Facts 3
Governance
Nan Madol, a World Heritage site since 2016, is traditionally owned and managed under the Nahnmwarki system, a chiefly institution that continues in Pohnpei today.
As of 2016 Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
Nan Madol's more than 100 islets off south-east Pohnpei hold the remains of stone palaces, temples and residences built between 1200 and 1500 CE.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Pohnpei State's constitution protects the customs and traditions of Pohnpei's traditional kingdoms alongside its elected government.
Source: Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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