San Jose is the largest village on the island of

Tinian Tinian ( or ; old Japanese name: 天仁安島, ''Tenian-shima'') is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Together with uninhabited neighboring Aguiguan, it forms Tinian Municipality, one of th ...

, in the

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. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogña Beach (Tachungnya). Now home to most of Tinian's population of about 3,136 (2010), San Jose is close to the site of a much larger ancient village of the

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culture, which may have housed 12,000–15,000 people. The main road in San Jose are 8th Ave and Broadway. Just north of the City of San Jose is the neighborhood Marpo Heights. Carolinas Heights neighborhood is just east of the city of San Jose. Tachogña Beach (Tachungnya) is just south of the city.

Tinian International Airport Tinian International Airport , also known as West Tinian Airport, is a public airport located on Tinian Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This airport is owned by Commonwealth Ports Authority. This airport ...

is 4.2 km north of San Jose. Kammer Beach is in the City of San Jose, next to the harbor. Taga Beach is south of the city, next to Tachogña Beach. During

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the US Navy

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built, as part of the

Tinian Naval Base Tinian Naval Base and Naval Air Facility Tinian (NAF Tinian) was a major United States Navy sea and airbase base on Tinian Island, part of the Northern Mariana Islands on the east side of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean. The Base was b ...

, Tinian Harbor, also called San Jose Harbor, which is still in use today.

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and

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often called San Jose, Tinian Town. Most of the city of San Jose was destroyed in the battle of Tinian and then rebuilt.US Navy Tinian Naval Base
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