Capitol Hill, Saipan
Capitol Hill | |
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Settlement | |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Legislature Building at Capitol Hill | |
Territory | Northern Mariana Islands |
Area | |
• Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,028[1] |
Website | www.gov.mp |
Capitol Hill[2][3][4] (sometimes spelled Capital Hill,[5] formerly Army Hill under the United States Navy[6]) is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands with a population of just over 1,000.[7] It has been the island group's capital since 1962. It lies on the cross-island road between Tanapag and San Vicente.
Capitol Hill was originally built in 1948 by the Central Intelligence Agency as a base involved in covert training of Nationalist Chinese guerrillas.[8]
Climate
References
- ↑ Haidee V. Eugenio. "Census: Garapan is most populous". Saipan Tribune. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ 1999 USGS map of Saipan
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Hill, Saipan
- ↑ USPS Post Office locations in Zip Code 96950
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Hill, Saipan
- ↑ Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000). The Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.
- ↑ Haidee V. Eugenio. "Census: Garapan is most populous". Saipan Tribune. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988). Micronesia:A travel survival kit. South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet. p. 194.
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