Tanapag is a settlement on the island 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
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 commonw ...
. It is located close to Tanapag Beach on the northwest coast, just to the north of
Capital Hill, the island group's center of government. It lies on the Marpi Road (
Highway 30
The following highways are numbered 30:
International
* Asian Highway 30
* European route E30
Australia
* Albany Highway (State Route 30, Western Australia)
Brazil
* BR-030
Canada
* Alberta Highway 30 (defunct)
* British Columbia Highway 3 ...
), which stretches the length of the island's northwest coast.
The area around Tanapag Beach was the site of major fighting during the
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June to 9 July 1944 as part of Operation Forager. It has been referred to as the "Pacific D-Day" with the ...
in 1944.
Education
operates local public schools. Tanapag Middle School is in Tanapag. Tanapag Elementary School was located in Tanapag.
[CNMI PUBLIC SCHOOLS]
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See also
*
Maritime Heritage Trail - Battle of Saipan
References
Towns and villages in the Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan
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