Gaanipan

Gaanipan (also spelled Gaaaanipaan, Gaanpan, Gaqnipaan) is a village in Dalipebinaw Municipality on Yap in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located on the island of Marbaa'.

Overview

Gaanipan is classified as a Caste III, Class 8 village (III–8) within the Yapese system of ranked villages associated with Tabinaw. This places it at the lower end of the hierarchy of independent villages, just above the lowest-ranked categories, and below the chiefly, allied, and most common village ranks.

Its polling place is Fal.

Geography

Gaanipan lies at approximately 9.524542 N latitude and 138.093366 E longitude on Yap Island proper. Dalipebinaw Elementary School is located less than one-half kilometer from the village center.

Variants

The village appears in variant forms including Gaaaanipaan, Gaanpan, Gaqnipaan. The municipality name also appears in variant forms including Dalibepinau, Dalipebinau.