List of cities in the Northern Mariana Islands
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This is a list of villages in the Northern Mariana Islands. They include:
On Alamagan
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On Agrihan
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On Anatahan
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On Pagan
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On Sarigan
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On Rota
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On Saipan
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On Tinian
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All the other islands are uninhabited.
On Alamagan
Alamagan
The Northern Marianas island of Alamagan is located north from Saipan and is 11.12 km² in area. The island's volcano has a large caldera at the summit. The volcano last erupted around 870 AD, with an error bar of 100 years. It involved pyroclastic flows, and had a VEI of 4...
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- Alamagan Village
On Agrihan
Agrihan
Agrihan is a stratovolcano which forms an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The entire island is a massive volcano which rises over from the ocean floor, and is the fifth largest in the Marianas volcanic arc. At , its summit is the highest point in Micronesia...
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- Agrihan Village (evacuated 1990)
On Anatahan
Anatahan
Anatahan is one of the most active volcanoes of the Northern Mariana Islands. The island of Anatahan is 9 kilometers long and has a land area of . Formerly inhabited, it now has no population because of the always-present danger of volcanic eruptions...
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- Anatahan Village (evacuated 1990)
On Pagan
Pagan Island
Pagan is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain,located at , approximately 320 kilometers northof Saipan.Pagan has an area of 47.23 km² , making it the fourth largest island of the Northern Marianas, and consists of two stratovolcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land.The...
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- Bandara Village (abandoned)
- Marasu (evacuated 1981)
- Shomushon (evacuated 1981)
On Sarigan
Sarigan
Sarigan is a small island in the Northern Mariana Island chain. It is the result of a Holocene Era stratovolcano with no known historic eruptions, although a swarm of volcano-tectonic earthquakes took place here in the summer of 2005....
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- Sarigan Village (abandoned)
On Rota
Rota (island)
Rota also known as the "peaceful island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. It lies approximately 40 miles north-northeast of the United States territory of Guam...
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- Chugai
- SinapaloSinapaloSinapalo or Sinapalu is a village on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The second largest settlement on the island , it is located south of the island's airport, Rota International Airport, close to the centre of the island....
- Shinapaaru
- SongsongSongsongSongsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...
On Saipan
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...
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- Achugao
- As Lito
- As Matuis
- As Perdido
- As Teo
- As Terlaje
- Capital Hill
- Chalan Galaidi
- Chalan KanoaChalan KanoaChalan 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...
- Chalan Kiya
- Chalan PiaoChalan PiaoChalan Piao is a village on the southwestern area of Saipan, the capital and largest island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is bordered on the north by Chalan Kanoa, on the east by As Perdido village and on the south by San Antonio village...
- Chinatown
- Dandan
- Fina Sisu
- GarapanGarapanGarapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....
- Gualo Rai
- Kagman
- KalaberaKalaberaKalabera is a small village on the northern side of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.Kalabera is best known for a large cave, that is a common tourist stop. The entry room stands close to 60 feet high, and drops off to a seemingly bottomless series of tributaries...
- Kannat Tabla
- Koblerville
- LaulauLaulau, SaipanLaulau is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the central east coast of the island, close to Laulau Beach, at the northern end of Magicienne Bay. Though fairly isolated, the beach is a popular attraction. The village is connected by road with San Vicente, which...
- Marpi
- Matansa
- Navy Hill
- Papago
- Puerto Rico
- Sadog Tasi
- San AntonioSan Antonio, SaipanSan 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....
- San Jose
- San RoqueSan Roque, SaipanSan Roque is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located to the north of Tanapag on the island's northwest coast, close to the point where the barrier reef protecting the Tanapag Harbor joins to the island. It is connected to Tanapag by the Marpi Road which runs the...
- San VicenteSan Vicente, SaipanSan Vicente is a village on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. it is located close to the shore of Magicienne Bay, to the south of the island's highest point, Mount Tagpochau. It is connected via the cross-island road to Susupe in the west and with Capital Hill and Tanapag to the north....
- SusupeSusupeSusupe 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...
- Tapochao
- Talafofo
- TanapagTanapagTanapag is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located close to Tanapag Beach on the northwest coast, just to the north of Capital Hill, the island group's centre of government...
On Tinian
Tinian
Tinian is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.-Geography:Tinian is about 5 miles southwest of its sister island, Saipan, from which it is separated by the Saipan Channel. It has a land area of 39 sq.mi....
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- Carolinas Heights
- Marpo Heights
- Marpo Valley
- San Jose
- Tinian Village
- Unai Dankulo
All the other islands are uninhabited.
See also
- Villages of GuamVillages of Guam||The United States territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more commonly called villages. Each municipality is governed by an elected mayor. Village populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 40,000. As of the 2000 census, the total population of Guam was 154,805. - History...
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