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Capitol Hill (Former 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, Saipan; Chalan Kiya, Saipan; Chalan Piao, Saipan; Chugai' Pictograph Site; Commissioner's Office (Rota) Dandan, Saipan; East Diamante; Gualo Rai, Saipan; Hachiman Shrine (Saipan) House of Taga; Japanese 20mm Cannon Blockhouse; Japanese Coastal Defense Gun; Japanese Hospital (Rota) Japanese Hospital (Saipan) Japanese Jail Historic ...
Former location of the Saipan Mayor's Office as of 2018. The island of Saipan has a total of 30 "official" villages. However, there are many sub-areas and neighborhoods located in certain villages such as Afetnas in San Antonio and Tapochau and I Denne in Capitol Hill. Those marked "SV:" are the sub-villages.
The administrative center is Capitol Hill, a village in northwestern Saipan. The current governor of the CNMI is Arnold Palacios , who entered office in January 2023. The legislative branch has a 9-member Senate and a 20-member House of Representatives.
Number Length (mi) [1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes Hwy. 20: 6.63: 10.67 Hwy. 201 in San Jose: Hwy. 21 in northern Tinian
The Mariana Islands are the southern part of a submerged mountain range that extends 1,565 miles (2,519 km) from Guam to near Japan. Geographically, the Marianas are part of a larger region called Micronesia, situated between 13° and 21°N latitude and 144° and 146°E longitude. The Mariana Islands have a total land area of 1,008 km 2 (389 sq ...
Capitol Hill is the seat of government for the Commonwealth, but the judicial branch is headquartered at the House of Justice in Susupe. Despite Susupe's considerable distance from Capitol Hill, both settlements are officially located within the municipal boundaries of Saipan, and neither settlement has any official status.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in the Northern Mariana Islands on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]