Sinapalo
Village
Sinapalo is located in Northern Mariana Islands
Sinapalo
Sinapalo
Coordinates: 14°9′56.16″N 145°13′50.88″E / 14.1656000°N 145.2308000°E / 14.1656000; 145.2308000
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
IslandRota
Population
 (2012)
 • Total1,297

Sinapalo or Sinapalu is a village on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The village is the largest settlement on the island[1] (followed by Songsong in the southwest), located south of the island's airport, Rota International Airport, close to the center of the island.[2]

Demographics

According to the Saipan Tribune, Sinapalo had a population of 1,297 in 2012, making up just over half of the island of Rota's population of 2,527.[3]14°09′56″N 145°13′51″E / 14.1656°N 145.2308°E / 14.1656; 145.2308

Education

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System

  • Sinapalo Elementary School is in Sinapalo[4]
    • Previously Rota Elementary & Junior High School in Songsong had elementary classes.[5] Sinapalo Elementary was built in two phases, with the Rota government and Rota Resort Hotel financing it. In 1995 phase I was built. There was a four-year hiatus in the construction that ended when the Rota government allowed it to continue. The school opened in February 2002 when phase II was built.[6]
  • Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School in Songsong serves Sinapalo

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Mariana Islands: Administrative Division (Municipalities and Villages) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ↑ "Sinapalo / Sinapalo, general, Northern Mariana Islands, Oceania". Travelingluck.com. MP. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Census: Garapan is most populous". Saipan Tribune. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Sinapalo Elementary School – CNMI PSS District Site". www.cnmipss.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15.
  5. ↑ "History & Background." Rota Jr. High School. August 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY." Sinapalo Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.


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