Sinapalo or Sinapalu is a village on the island of Rota in the

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. The village is the largest settlement on the island (followed by Songsong in the southwest), located south of the island's airport,

Rota International Airport Rota International Airport , also known as Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport, is a public airport located on Rota Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), near the village of Sinapalo. The ...

, close to the center 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

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* 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 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.HISTORY
" Sinapalo Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018. * Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School in Songsong serves Sinapalo

Climate

References

Towns and villages in the Northern Mariana Islands Rota, Northern Mariana Islands {{NorthernMarianas-geo-stub