Saipan

Saipan (IPA:  in English) is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands which are part of the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean (15°10’51”N, 145°45’21”E) with a total area of 115.39 km² (44.55 sq mi). At the 2020 census, there were 43,385 people.2020 Census Population of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Municipality and Village, U.S. Census Bureau.

Saipan is at latitude of 15.25° north and longitude of 145.75° east, about 200 km (120 mi) north of Guam. Saipan is about 20 km (12.5 mi) long and 9 km (5.5 mi) wide. It is a popular tourist destination in the Pacific.

References

Other websites
Saipan Municipality, United States Census Bureau 
Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs  Links to cultural and informational sites about the CNMI as well as to government sites
Saipan Tribune 
KSPN Channel 2
Marianas Variety

Category:Capital cities in Oceania
Category:Northern Mariana Islands