Sorol is a coral atoll of nine islands in the central Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Sorol is located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Ulithi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) southeast of the island of Yap. The population of Sorol was 215 in 2000. Sorol is a municipality with the state of Yap although its population has been listed with Fais in some statistical publications.