Garapan
Garapan is a town in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands and has about 3,590 residents. Garapan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mutcho, as well as near the suburb Navy Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugar King Park and Old Japanese Hospital Museum.
Sugar King Park
Park
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.
Old Japanese Hospital Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Japanese Hospital or Saipan Byoin is a historic World War II-era hospital complex on Route 3 in Garapan, a village on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
NMI Museum of History and Culture
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NMI Museum of History and Culture, also known as the NMI Museum, is a museum in Garapan, Saipan hosting exhibitions about the Chamorro and Carolinian people and also displays artifacts, documents, textiles, and photographs from the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American periods in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Kannat Tabla.
Capitol Hill
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Capitol Hill is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It has a population of around 1,000. Capitol Hill has been the territory's seat of government since 1962. Capitol Hill is situated 2 miles east of Garapan.
Kannat Tabla
Village
Kannat Tabla is a settlement in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the middle of the island. It uses UTC+10:00 and its highest point is 374 feet. Kannat Tabla is situated 3½ miles south of Garapan.
Tanapag
Suburb
Tanapag is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. 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. Tanapag is situated 3½ miles northeast of Garapan.
Garapan
- Type: Town with 3,590 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
15.20709° or 15° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
145.72086° or 145° 43′ 15″ eastPopulation
3,590Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
7R776P4C+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9429871410OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
13527050
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