Yap

Yap Wa'ab
Island
Flag Seal
Map of Sunkalp
Map of Yap Islands
Coordinates: 9°30′N 138°07′E / 9.500°N 138.117°E / 9.500; 138.117
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
Government
• Governor	Charles S. Chieng (2023)
Area
• Total	308 km2 (118.9 sq mi)
• Land	100 km2 (38.7 sq mi)
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	11,377
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)

Yap (Yapese: Waqab,^[1] sometimes written as Wa'ab, Waab or Waqaab) 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 Federated States of Micronesia, inclusive of the Yap Main Islands and its various outer islands, the Yap Neighboring Islands. For specifying the island group, the name Yap Main Islands is most exact.