Yap

Yap State is one of the four states of the , located in the westernmost portion of the country. The state borders to the southwest, to the north, and to the east.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: state of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Also known as: TTPI Yap District” and “Yap State

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia.

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is an urban area between the municipalities of and which serves as the capital of Yap State, one of the states in the .

Yap

Latitude
9.5545° or 9° 33′ 16″ north
Longitude
138.1161° or 138° 6′ 58″ east
Population
11,600
Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FM YAP
Open location code
6QXWH438+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 325697688
Geo­Names ID
2081175
Wiki­data ID
Q11342951
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Yap” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Yap (estatua)
  • Basque: Yap
  • Catalan: Estat de Yap
  • Cebuano: State of Yap
  • Chinese: Yap Chiu
  • Chinese: 雅帕州
  • Chinese: 雅浦州
  • Croatian: Yap
  • Danish: Yap
  • Finnish: Yapin osavaltio
  • French: État de Yap
  • French: Yap
  • Galician: Estado de Yap
  • Georgian: იაპი
  • German: Bundesstaat Yap
  • German: Yap
  • Hindi: याप राज्य
  • Indonesian: Negara Bagian Yap
  • Indonesian: Yap
  • Italian: Yap
  • Japanese: ヤップ州
  • Korean: 야프주
  • Latvian: Japa (pavalsts)
  • Latvian: Japa
  • Lithuanian: Japas (valstija)
  • Lithuanian: Japas
  • Min Nan Chinese: Yap Chiu
  • Moroccan Arabic: ويلاية ياپ
  • Northern Frisian: Yap (Bundesstoot)
  • Northern Frisian: Yap
  • Occitan (post 1500): Iap (Estat)
  • Occitan (post 1500): Iap
  • Persian: ایالت یاپ
  • Polish: Yap
  • Russian: штат Яп
  • Russian: Яп
  • Sinhala: යැප් ප්‍රාන්තය, මයික්‍රොනීසියා ෆෙඩරල් ජනපද
  • Spanish: Estado de Yap
  • Swedish: State of Yap
  • Swedish: Yap
  • Turkish: Yap
  • Ukrainian: Яп
  • Urdu: ریاست یاپ

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