Chalan Kanoa
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Chalan Kanoa is a settlement in Saipan
, in the Northern Mariana Islands
. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Mt Carmel Catholic Church. Mount Carmel School, Home of the Knights, one of the best schools on island is located in Chalan Kanoa. MCS (as it is abbreviated) is right across Shirley's Cafe; there is also one in Garapan. Once a separate village, it is now virtually contiguous with other nearby villages on Beach Road, including Susupe
and San Antonio
.
The village of Chalan Kanoa is considered to be one of the newest villages on the island.
One of the islands main thoroughfares, Beach Road, runs through Chalan Kanoa and connects it to the rest of the island.
As tourism is a large part of Saipan's economy, there are quite a few hotels located in the village. These include the recently renovated Chalan Kanoa Beach Hotel and The Aquarius Beach Tower, also known as 'Aquarius' by the many teenagers that go there. Several small hotels are also located in the area.
Chalan Kanoa is also close to the CNMI's only lake, Lake Susupe.
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
, in the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Mt Carmel Catholic Church. Mount Carmel School, Home of the Knights, one of the best schools on island is located in Chalan Kanoa. MCS (as it is abbreviated) is right across Shirley's Cafe; there is also one in Garapan. Once a separate village, it is now virtually contiguous with other nearby villages on Beach Road, including Susupe
Susupe
Susupe is a village on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Susupe is also known as Susupi. As of 2000, its population is 2,083.-Education:Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System serves the town...
and San Antonio
San Antonio, Saipan
San Antonio is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is close to the southwestern tip of the island. Once a separate village, it is now virtually contiguous with other nearby villages on beach road, including Susupe, Chalan Kanoa and Chalan Piao....
.
One of the islands main thoroughfares, Beach Road, runs through Chalan Kanoa and connects it to the rest of the island.
As tourism is a large part of Saipan's economy, there are quite a few hotels located in the village. These include the recently renovated Chalan Kanoa Beach Hotel and The Aquarius Beach Tower, also known as 'Aquarius' by the many teenagers that go there. Several small hotels are also located in the area.
Chalan Kanoa is also close to the CNMI's only lake, Lake Susupe.