Capitol Hill, Saipan

Capitol Hill
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]

The area is home to various government departments and agencies:

Transportation

Route 31 (Cross Island Road) or Isa Drive is the main road in the area.

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References

  1. ↑ Haidee V. Eugenio. "Census: Garapan is most populous". Saipan Tribune. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 1999 USGS map of Saipan
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Hill, Saipan
  4. ↑ USPS Post Office locations in Zip Code 96950
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Hill, Saipan
  6. ↑ Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000). The Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.
  7. ↑ Haidee V. Eugenio. "Census: Garapan is most populous". Saipan Tribune. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988). Micronesia:A travel survival kit. South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet. p. 194.
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Coordinates: 15°12′00″N 145°45′07″E / 15.2°N 145.751944°E / 15.2; 145.751944


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