San Jose, Northern Mariana Islands
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San Jose is the largest village on the island of Tinian
, in the Northern Mariana Islands
. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three popular beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogna Beach.
Now home to most of Tinian's population of about 1000, San Jose is close to the site of a much larger ancient village of the Chamorro culture, which may have housed 12,000-15,000 people.
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....
, 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 on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three popular beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogna Beach.
Now home to most of Tinian's population of about 1000, San Jose is close to the site of a much larger ancient village of the Chamorro culture, which may have housed 12,000-15,000 people.