Chalan Kiya | |
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Settlement | |
  Chalan Kiya | |
| Coordinates: 15°09′48″N145°43′02″E / 15.16333°N 145.71722°E [1] | |
| Territory | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) [2] | |
| • Total | 1,062 |
Chalan Kiya is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Saipan is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to 2020 estimates by the United States Census Bureau, the population of Saipan was 43,385, a decline of 10% from its 2010 count of 48,220.
The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña. The diocese was canonically erected on 8 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam.
Chalan Piao is a village on the southwestern area of Saipan. 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. To the west is the Pacific Ocean.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System is a school district serving the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territory.
Chalan Kanoa is one of the settlements on Saipan, the largest of 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 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral and Mount Carmel School, directed by the Spanish Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz. Once a separate village, it is now virtually contiguous with other nearby villages on Beach Road, including Susupe and San Antonio.
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.
Francisco Castro Ada was a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 9, 1978 to January 11, 1982, under Carlos S. Camacho, the territory's first governor.
Tomas Aguon Camacho was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands. He served for 25 years as bishop from 1985 until his retirement in 2010.
The Maritime Heritage Trail – Battle of Saipan is located within the protected waters of Saipan lagoon in the Northern Marianas archipelago. The majority of the dive sites including two Japanese shipwrecks, two Japanese aircraft, two US aircraft, a US landing vehicle and two Japanese landing craft can be found in the clear waters between Garapan, Tanapag Harbor, and Mañagaha Island while further south in Chalan Kanoa Lagoon there are three US tanks.
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Mariana Islands, a territory of the United States. It is the mother church and seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. The church is located in the village of Chalan Kanoa on the island of Saipan.
Juan Borja Tudela was a Northern Mariana Islander politician and community leader. Tudela was a member of the 14th session of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and two-term mayor for the island of Saipan, the capital and largest municipality in the Northern Mariana Islands, serving from January 2002 to January 2010.
The Santa Remedios Church is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, a dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean and part of Oceania.
Ryan Pagente Jimenez is a Filipino-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the second bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands since 2016
Mount Carmel School is a private Catholic school in Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It serves grades Pre-K to 12. It is Saipan's sole Catholic school.
Jose Santos Rios was a Northern Mariana Islands politician and educator who served as the third Mayor of Saipan from January 8, 1982, until January 7, 1986. The present-day office of mayor, which governs the territorial capital, was created in 1978 following the declaration of the Northern Mariana Islands as a Commonwealth in January 1978.
Naval Base Saipan or Naval Advance Base Saipan or Naval Air Base Saipan was a United States Navy Naval base built during World War II to support Pacific Ocean theater of war and the many warships and troops fighting the war. The base was on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The base was part of the Pacific island hopping campaign. The base construction started after the Battle of Saipan ended on July 9, 1944. US Naval Advance Base Saipan was constructed by the Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalions. The base was under the Commander Naval Forces Marianas. Saipan is 12 miles (19 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. About 70% of the island was sugarcane cultivation at the start of the base construction. At the start of the Battle of Saipan, the island's population had about 30,000 Japanese troops and about 20,000 Japanese civilians. The city of Garapan was the administrative center for the Saipan governmental district.
Kannat Tabla is a settlement in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the middle of the island. It uses UTC+10:00 and its highest point is 374 feet. It has a population of 874. To its north, there is the town of Chalan Kiya, to its south, there is the town of As Terlaje, and to its east there is the town of San Vincente.
As Terlaje is a settlement in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the middle of the island. It uses UTC+10:00 and its highest point is 233 feet. It has a population of 282. To its north, there is the town of Chalan Kiya, and to its east there is the town of Kannat Tabla.
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