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
Capitol Hill is located in Northern Mariana Islands
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Coordinates: 15°12′00″N 145°45′07″E / 15.2°N 145.751944°E / 15.2; 145.751944
TerritoryNorthern Mariana Islands
Area
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,028[1]
Websitewww.gov.mp

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 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:

Transportation

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

Climate

Climate data for Capitol Hill 1, Northern Mariana Islands (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1995-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 88
(31) 		89
(32) 		89
(32) 		91
(33) 		92
(33) 		89
(32) 		91
(33) 		89
(32) 		90
(32) 		89
(32) 		90
(32) 		88
(31) 		92
(33)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 80.9
(27.2) 		80.6
(27.0) 		81.7
(27.6) 		83.3
(28.5) 		84.6
(29.2) 		85.1
(29.5) 		84.6
(29.2) 		84.0
(28.9) 		84.0
(28.9) 		83.9
(28.8) 		83.7
(28.7) 		82.1
(27.8) 		83.2
(28.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 77.0
(25.0) 		76.6
(24.8) 		77.3
(25.2) 		78.6
(25.9) 		80.0
(26.7) 		80.3
(26.8) 		79.8
(26.6) 		79.5
(26.4) 		79.3
(26.3) 		79.3
(26.3) 		79.3
(26.3) 		78.1
(25.6) 		78.8
(26.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 73.1
(22.8) 		72.7
(22.6) 		72.9
(22.7) 		73.8
(23.2) 		75.3
(24.1) 		75.5
(24.2) 		75.0
(23.9) 		74.9
(23.8) 		74.6
(23.7) 		74.7
(23.7) 		74.8
(23.8) 		74.1
(23.4) 		74.3
(23.5)
Record low °F (°C) 68
(20) 		67
(19) 		62
(17) 		63
(17) 		66
(19) 		70
(21) 		62
(17) 		67
(19) 		64
(18) 		67
(19) 		68
(20) 		68
(20) 		62
(17)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.57
(116) 		4.16
(106) 		3.12
(79) 		4.20
(107) 		4.04
(103) 		5.35
(136) 		9.62
(244) 		14.06
(357) 		11.90
(302) 		12.25
(311) 		8.27
(210) 		6.02
(153) 		87.56
(2,224)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 19.3 18.0 15.8 17.9 19.2 22.3 25.4 26.5 24.2 24.7 22.4 22.1 257.8
Source: NOAA[8][9]

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.
  8. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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