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Capitol Hill, Saipan

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Website
  
www.gov.mp

Population
  
1,028 (2010)

Area
  
3.83 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 7:49 AM

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Territory
  
Northern Mariana Islands

Weather
  
25°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 91% Humidity

Capitol Hill (sometimes spelled Capital Hill, formerly Army Hill under the United States Navy) is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands with a population of just over 1,000. It has been the island group's capital since 1962. It lies on the cross-island road between Tanapag and San Vicente.

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Map of Capitol Hill, Saipan 96950, CNMI

Capitol Hill was originally built in 1948 by the Central Intelligence Agency as a base involved in covert training of Nationalist Chinese guerrillas.

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.

    References

    Capitol Hill, Saipan Wikipedia
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