Laolao Bay (also spelled Lao Lao, Laulau, or Lau Lau; meaning ''shake'', ''vibrate'', ''quiver'', ''totter'' or ''tremble'' in

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"laolao"
/ref> and sometimes referred to as Magicienne Bay) is a large bay on the southeast side of

Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...

in the

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Geography

Laolao Bay covers nearly one sixth of the island's east coast, from Dandan in the south to

Kagman Kagman is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na ...

cape to the northeast. The village of San Vicente lies along the center of the bay's coast. "Laulau Bay village" is also the name a U.S.

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) located along part of the bay's coastline. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 226. The Laolao Bay area is often simply referred to by the local population as "Laolao." However, a differentiation should be noted between Laolao Bay and "Chalan Laulau", the latter being another CDP located along the coast of the west side of the island, in the neighborhood known as Oleai (which itself is also known as San Jose).

Course

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References

External links

"Our Laolao" environmental conservation campaign's YouTube channel

"Our Laolao" website homepage
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