Capitol Hill (Former Japanese name: , ; sometimes spelled Capital Hill, formerly Army Hill under the United States Navy) is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.1999 USGS map of SaipanUSPS Post Office locations in Zip Code 96950 It has a population of around 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). Micronesia:A travel survival kit. South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet. p. 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
See also List of capitals in the United States
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