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Songsong
Songsong is the second largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 593. 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 Cake Mountain because of its resemblance to a layered wedding cake. The word songsong is a Chamorro word meaning "village, people." The village itself is subdivided into several districts: * District 1 * District 2 * District 3 * District 4 * Annex F * Liyo' * Teneto Village Education Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System * Sinapalo Elementary School in Sinapalo serves Songsong * Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School is in Songsong Previously Rota Elementary/Junior & High School and Rota Elementary & Junior High School (after Rota High School separated) were in Songsong. In February 2002 the elementary school separated and took a campus in Sinapalo. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rota (island)
Rota (Chamorro: Luta), also known as the "Friendly Island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. In early Spanish records it is called "Zarpana"; the name Rota may have come from the Spaniards possibly naming the island after the municipality of Rota, Spain. It lies approximately north-northeast of the United States territory of Guam. Sinapalo village is the largest and most populated, followed by Songsong village (Songsong). Rota also functions as one of the four municipalities of the CNMI. History In 1521, the first European to see Rota was the lookout on Ferdinand Magellan's ship ''Victoria'', Lope Navarro. However, Magellan's armada of three ships did not stop until they reached Guam, so the first European to arrive in Rota (in 1524), was the Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano, who annexed it together with the rest of the Mariana Islands on behalf o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinapalo
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 (followed by Songsong, in the southwest), it is located south of the island's airport, Rota International Airport, close to the centre of the island. 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. Education Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System (CNMI PSS) is a school district serving the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territory. Its headquarters are in Susupe, Saipan. Schools 7–12 schools Rota * Dr. Ri ... * Sinapalo Elementary School is in Sinapalo ** Previously Rota Elementary & Junior High School in Songsong had elementary classes. Sinapalo Elementary was built in two phases, with the Rota government and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands Public School System
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System (CNMI PSS) is a school district serving the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territory. Its headquarters are in Susupe, Saipan. Schools 7–12 schools Rota * Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School (Songsong) - Rota Jr./Sr. High School was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of Rota High School and Rota Junior High School Tinian * Tinian Jr./Sr. High School ( San Jose) High schools Saipan * Kagman High School (Kagman) (Opened January 2002)Home Page . ''Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System'' * ( |
State Library Of The Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands
Joeten-Kiyu Public Library is the State Library of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Branches: * Joeten-Kiyu Public Library (JKPL) - Susupe, Saipan * Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public Library - Songsong, RotaANTONIO C. ATALIG MEMORIAL LIBRARY " State Library of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Retrieved on January 15, 2017. **The current library was built circa 2002 but it did not open until its "soft" opening on February 26, 2012. It was named after Mayor of Rota Antonio C. Atalig. It adopted its current name in 1981. * Tinian Public Library - San Jose Village, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Reduplicated Place Names
This is a list of places with reduplication in their names, often as a result of the grammatical rules of the languages from which the names are derived. Duplicated names from the indigenous languages of Australia, Chile and New Zealand are listed separately and excluded from this page. Place names * Alangalang, Leyte, Philippines * Alang-alang, Mandaue, Philippines * Arar, Saudi Arabia * Baden-Baden, Germany * Banaybanay, Davao Oriental, Philippines * Banay-Banay, Cabuyao, Philippines * Barbar, Bahrain * Baubau, Indonesia * Bela-Bela, Limpopo Province, South Africa * Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada * Benabena, Papua New Guinea * Berber, Sudan * Bidbid, Oman * Blup Blup, Papua New Guinea * Bongbong, Philippines * Bora Bora, French Polynesia * Botbot, Pandan, Philippines * Bud Bud, West Bengal, India * Budge Budge, West Bengal, India * Bulbul, Syria * Bulo Bulo, Bolivia * Carcar, Philippines * Cárcar, Spain * Cascas, Peru * Cece, Hungary * Chak Chak, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rota
Rota or ROTA may refer to: Places * Rota (island), in the Marianas archipelago * Rota (volcano), in Nicaragua * Rota, Andalusia, a town in Andalusia, Spain * Naval Station Rota, Spain People * Rota (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Rota Waitoa (died 1866), New Zealand Anglican clergyman Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Rota'' (poem), once proposed to be the national anthem of Poland * ''Rota'', a collection of poems by A. W. Yrjänä * Rota, a type of round (music) Organizations * Rota (formation), an infantry or cavalry unit * Reach Out To Asia, a non-governmental organization based in Qatar * Roman Rota, the highest appellate tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church * Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar, a military police force in São Paulo * Rota Club, a 1659–1660 London debate society * Royal Rota, the press pool for the British Royal Family Other uses * Rota (architecture), a rotating cylinder built into a wall, used for exchanging mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.Lin, Tom C.W.Americans, Almost and Forgotten 107 California Law Review (2019) The CNMI includes the 14 northernmost islands in the Mariana Archipelago; the southernmost island, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory. The United States Department of the Interior cites a landmass of . According to the 2020 United States Census, 47,329 people were living in the CNMI at that time. The vast majority of the population resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other islands of the Northern Marianas are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which for various reasons over the centuries has experienced major population flux, but formerly had res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianas Variety
''Marianas Variety'' is a daily newspaper published in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, five times per week. It is owned by Younis Art Studio Inc. ''Marianas Variety'' is a member of the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Pacific Islands News Association. Publication Established on March 16, 1972, ''Marianas Variety News & Views'' today has a readership of 40,000 in the Northern Mariana Islands and 2,000 elsewhere in Micronesia. It had a sister publications: the ''Palau Horizon'' in Palau, which had a readership of 8,000, launched in 1998. Former sister publication ''Variety on Guam'' was sold in 2015 and is now the Guam Daily Post. ''Variety'' prints an average of 24-40 pages daily with full color capability and is distributed in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia. It has subscribers throughout the South Pacific, the Philippines, Hawaii, Japan and the mainland United States. History In 2003, the United States Environmental Protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
