Deke Sokehs
Sokehs Peninsula | |
|---|---|
Peninsula | |
 Flag | |
 Deke Sokehson the map of norwest Pohnpei | |
| Coordinates:6°58′N158°11′E/ 6.967°N 158.183°E | |
| Country |  Federated States of Micronesia |
| State |  Pohnpei |
| District | Sokehs |
| Largest Village | Mwalok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.3 km2(2.4 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
| • Width | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 200 |
| • Density | 32/km2(82/sq mi) |
Deke Sokehs,orSokehs Peninsula,is a mountainous peninsula on the north coast ofPohnpeiin theFederated States of Micronesia.[1]It was formerly an island, known asSokehs Island,but it is now connected to the main island by causeway and a field of mangroves. The 1570-meter-longDau Mwoakote Channelcuts through the mangroves, which, except in the west, is only a few meters wide.
It belongs toSokehsMunicipality and lies to the west ofKolonia.[2]Settlements from south to north includeReou,Ahseia,Soledi,Kamwele,Mwalok,Roie,Naneir,Peilong,Kepindau,andDanipei.[1]
Sokehs is the location ofSokehs Rock,a prominent cliff face that is one of Micronesia's best-known geographic features. It was also the site ofSokehs Rebellion,an uprising by islanders in October 1910 against colonialGermanrule. The uprising was suppressed in early 1911, leading to the execution of 15 rebels and the exiling of several hundred Sokehs islanders toPalau.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Map of Ponape".United States Geological Survey.1983.Retrieved12 May2013– via Wikimedia.
- ^Panholzer, Thomas; Rufino, Mauricio (2003).Place Names Of Pohnpei Island: Including And Ant And Pakin Atolls.Bess Press. p. 106.ISBN978-1-57306-166-7.Retrieved12 May2013.
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