Colonia is an urban area between the municipalities of

Rull Rull () is a municipality in the southern part of the island Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. It has a traditional dancing ground. Rull has a population of 1,847. The historic Rull Men's Meetinghouse is located within the town. Education ...

and Weloy which serves as the capital of

Yap State Yap State ( or ) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, located in the westernmost portion of the country. The state borders Palau to the southwest, Guam to the north, and Chuuk State to the east. According to the state' ...

, one of the states in the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ...

. It’s not to be confused with

Kolonia Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It's not to be confused with the far smaller Colonia, the capital of the State of Yap. It was also the former FSM capital before being ...

, the capital of Pohnpei State. It administers both

Yap Yap (, sometimes written as , or ) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federate ...

proper and some 13

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and

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reaching to the east and south for some . The 2010 Census population was 3,126. A

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mission was established in Colonia in 1885, during Yap's time as a colony of Spain. Tamil Harbor is the main port of Yap State. Ships have to travel through a reef-bordered passageway to reach the port, where there is a small craft wharf. There are various hotels, restaurants, shops and a medical store as well as a hospital and banks in Colonia. Yap is famous for its

Rai stones A rai stone (), or fei stone, is one of many large artifacts that were manufactured and treasured by the native inhabitants of the Yap islands in Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia. They are also known as Yapese stone money or similar nam ...

, traditional money made of

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, which was brought from neighbouring islands in

Palau Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands ...

. Many rai stones are now placed in front of meetinghouses and around village courts. Many are kept along pathways called ''malal'' or ''stone money bank''. A ''malal'' consisting of many different rai stones can be visited in the south of Colonia. ''Yap Living History Museum'', consisting of various buildings built in the traditional style, was founded in 2005. ''Sunset Park'' is known for its beautiful view. In ''World War II Public Memorial Park'' several war memorials were erected. Several families in Yap earn their livelihood by building

pirogue A pirogue ( or ), also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and canoes. The word is French and is derived from Spanish ''piragua'' , which comes from the Carib '. Description The term 'pirogue' ...

s traditionally. In ''Yap Traditional Navigation Society'' in Colonia, where older navigators teach navigation skills to the younger generation, pirogue-building from a newly felled tree can be observed. Remnants of a Spanish fort dating from 1887 can be visited close to the legislature building. Close to Yap High School, the three ''German Towers'' built around 1910 are worth a visit. They were built for telecommunication during the German colonial period of Yap. Their height amounts to approximately 20 feet. Remnants of a German dock can be visited as well.

Education

High schools:Higher Education in the Federated States of Micronesia
." Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia Washington DC. Retrieved on February 23, 2018. *

Yap High School Yap High School (YHS) is a secondary school in Rull, Rull Municipality, Yap (island), Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. It is a part of the Yap State Department of Education, along with two other public secondary schools in Yap ...

* Yap Catholic High School

References

External links

Yap Visitors Bureau
Municipalities of Yap {{Micronesia-geo-stub