Capitol Hill, Saipan

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Coordinates: 15°12′00″N 145°45′07″E / 15.2°N 145.751944°E / 15.2; 145.751944

Capitol Hill
Nakayama
Settlement
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Legislature Building at Capitol Hill
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Legislature Building at Capitol Hill
TerritoryNorthern Mariana Islands
Area
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,028[1]
Websitewww.gov.mp

Capitol Hill (Old Japanese name: 中山, Nakayama; sometimes spelled Capital Hill,[2] formerly Army Hill under the United States Navy[3]) is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.[4][5][6] It has a population of just over 1,000.[1] Capitol Hill has been the territory's seat of government since 1962. It lies on the cross-island road between Tanapag and San Vicente.

Capitol Hill was built in 1948 by the Central Intelligence Agency as a base for covert training of Nationalist Chinese guerrillas.[7]

The area is home to various government departments and agencies:

  • Governor's Office
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Legislature Building
  • US Post Office
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Commerce
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Investment Agency
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Council for Arts and Culture

Transportation[]

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

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Haidee V. Eugenio. "Census: Garapan is most populous". Archived January 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Saipan Tribune. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Hill, Saipan
  3. ^ Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000). The Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.
  4. ^ 1999 USGS map of Saipan
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Hill, Saipan
  6. ^ USPS Post Office locations in Zip Code 96950
  7. ^ Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988). Micronesia:A travel survival kit. South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet. p. 194.


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