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 km^2)
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:

• 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.

Climate

Capitol Hill 1, Northern Mariana Islands (1981-2010 representative normals )
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     3.8     81 73     4.4     80 73     2.4     80 73     5     83 74     3.8     84 76     5     85 75     10     84 75     12     84 75     12     84 75     11     84 75     7.8     83 75     5.9     81 74 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     98     27 23     112     27 23     61     27 23     128     28 23     97     29 24     128     29 24     258     29 24     315     29 24     296     29 24     279     29 24     197     29 24     149     27 23 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

References

1. 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. 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". Archived January 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. 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.

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