Kolonia Town

Kolonia Town is a coastal settlement positioned in the north central section of Pohnpei Island within Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia. Serving as the commercial hub of the island, the municipality encompasses a land area of 1.5 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 0 meters.

Originally known by the traditional name Mesenieng, which translates to face of the wind or headwind, the locality bears a landscape shaped by both tropical weather systems and historical fortification. The coastal terrain and northern sections of Pohnpei suffered severe devastation from a typhoon in 1905. Decades later, during World War II, the environment experienced heavy bombardment involving American bombs, incendiaries, and naval artillery, leaving lasting structural impacts that preceded subsequent rebuilding efforts under the United States Navy and the United States Department of the Interior administrations.

Today, the municipal landscape features paved primary and secondary streets with erected street signs. Connections to the broader region are anchored by infrastructure such as the Deketik causeway, which links Kolonia Town to Pohnpei International Airport on the nearby small island of Deketik. Visitors and residents navigate a dense settlement where buildings stretch beyond the strict municipal boundaries into the surrounding geography of Pohnpei Island.