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Saipan is the largest island in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is about 120 mi (190 km) north of Guam and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) northeast of Tinian, from which it is separated by the Saipan Channel. Saipan is about 12 mi (19 km) long and 5.6 mi (9.0 km) wide, with a land area of 115.38 km 2 (44.55 sq mi).
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 mayor's office and municipality administration, traditionally in the village of Shomushon on Pagan, is now "in exile" on Saipan. In 2005 there were 99 votes cast in the municipality. [1] For the NMI House of Representatives, Northern Islands voters are grouped with one of the Saipan districts.
On Saipan, the pre-war population comprised 29,348 Japanese settlers and 3,926 Chamorro and Caroline Islanders; Tinian had 15,700 Japanese settlers (including 2,700 ethnic Koreans and 22 ethnic Chamorro). The Japanese built military constructions on the island in the 1930s and, in December 1941, used it as a staging area to invade Guam, which ...
As Teo is a settlement in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the east of the island. It is located on the east of the island. It uses UTC+10:00 and has a population of 317.
There was a 5-star casino that operated from 1998 to 2015; the remaining are other hotels/resorts and a golf course. The main Saipan access is a short airplane ride from the international airport or a charter boat. Tinian is part of the United States and the CNMI. Along with Guam, it is the westernmost U.S. island in the Pacific.
Coordinates: 1] Territory: Northern Mariana Islands ... Chalan Kiya is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern ...
Coordinates: 1] Territory: Northern Mariana Islands ... Kagman is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern ...