Capitol Hill, Saipan
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| image_caption = Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Legislature Building at Capitol Hill
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| coordinates = {{Coord|15.2|145.751944|format=dms|display=ti}}
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| subdivision_name = Northern Mariana Islands
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| area_total_sq_mi = 1.48
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| population_total = 1028Haidee V. Eugenio. [http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=115509 "Census: Garapan is most populous".] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112215853/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=115509 |date=January 12, 2014 }} Saipan Tribune. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| website = [http://www.gov.mp/ www.gov.mp]
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| other_name = Nakayama
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Capitol Hill (Former Japanese name: {{lang|ja|中山}}, {{transl|ja|Nakayama}}; sometimes spelled Capital Hill,{{gnis|1867672}} formerly Army Hill under the United States Navy{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Brij V.|author2=Fortune, Kate|title=The Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|year=2000|page=104|isbn=978-0-8248-2265-1}}) is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.1999 USGS map of Saipan{{gnis|1945685}}[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorAction!input.action?address=96950 USPS Post Office locations in Zip Code 96950] It has a population of just over 1,000. 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.Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988). [https://archive.org/details/micronesiatravel00bend/ Micronesia:A travel survival kit]. South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet. p. [https://archive.org/details/micronesiatravel00bend/page/194/ 194].
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
{{Weather box
|location = Capitol Hill 1, Northern Mariana Islands (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1995-present)
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 80.9
| Feb high F = 80.6
| Mar high F = 81.7
| Apr high F = 83.3
| May high F = 84.6
| Jun high F = 85.1
| Jul high F = 84.6
| Aug high F = 84.0
| Sep high F = 84.0
| Oct high F = 83.9
| Nov high F = 83.7
| Dec high F = 82.1
|year high F = 83.2
|Jan mean F = 77.0
|Feb mean F = 76.6
|Mar mean F = 77.3
|Apr mean F = 78.6
|May mean F = 80.0
|Jun mean F = 80.3
|Jul mean F = 79.8
|Aug mean F = 79.5
|Sep mean F = 79.3
|Oct mean F = 79.3
|Nov mean F = 79.3
|Dec mean F = 78.1
|year mean F = 78.8
| Jan low F = 73.1
| Feb low F = 72.7
| Mar low F = 72.9
| Apr low F = 73.8
| May low F = 75.3
| Jun low F = 75.5
| Jul low F = 75.0
| Aug low F = 74.9
| Sep low F = 74.6
| Oct low F = 74.7
| Nov low F = 74.8
| Dec low F = 74.1
|year low F = 74.3
|Jan record high F = 88
|Feb record high F = 89
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 89
|Jul record high F = 91
|Aug record high F = 89
|Sep record high F = 90
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 88
|year record high F =
|Jan record low F = 68
|Feb record low F = 67
|Mar record low F = 62
|Apr record low F = 63
|May record low F = 66
|Jun record low F = 70
|Jul record low F = 62
|Aug record low F = 67
|Sep record low F = 64
|Oct record low F = 67
|Nov record low F = 68
|Dec record low F = 68
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|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 4.57
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.16
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.12
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.20
| May precipitation inch = 4.04
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.35
| Jul precipitation inch = 9.62
| Aug precipitation inch = 14.06
| Sep precipitation inch = 11.90
| Oct precipitation inch = 12.25
| Nov precipitation inch = 8.27
| Dec precipitation inch = 6.02
|year precipitation inch = 87.56
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 19.3
| Feb precipitation days = 18.0
| Mar precipitation days = 15.8
| Apr precipitation days = 17.9
| May precipitation days = 19.2
| Jun precipitation days = 22.3
| Jul precipitation days = 25.4
| Aug precipitation days = 26.5
| Sep precipitation days = 24.2
| Oct precipitation days = 24.7
| Nov precipitation days = 22.4
| Dec precipitation days = 22.1
| year precipitation days = 257.8
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gum
| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 14, 2023
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/CQC00914080.csv
| title = Monthly Normals 1991-2020
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 14, 2023
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See also
References
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{{Northern Mariana Islands}}
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Category:Towns and villages in the Northern Mariana Islands
Category:Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Category:Populated places established in 1948
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