Sinapalo or Sinapalu is a village on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The village is the largest settlement on the island[1] (followed by Songsong in the southwest), located south of the island's airport, Rota International Airport, close to the center of the island.[2]
Sinapalo | |
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Village | |
  Sinapalo | |
| Coordinates: 14°9′56.16″N 145°13′50.88″E / 14.1656000°N 145.2308000°E | |
| Country | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Island | Rota |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,297 |
Demographics
editAccording 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.[3]14°09′56″N 145°13′51″E / 14.1656°N 145.2308°E
Education
editCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System
- Sinapalo Elementary School is in Sinapalo[4]
- Previously Rota Elementary & Junior High School in Songsong had elementary classes.[5] 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.[6]
- Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School in Songsong serves Sinapalo
Climate
edit| Climate data for Rota Airport (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
94 (34) |
91 (33) |
91 (33) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 83.6 (28.7) |
83.5 (28.6) |
84.3 (29.1) |
85.1 (29.5) |
86.3 (30.2) |
87.1 (30.6) |
86.7 (30.4) |
85.9 (29.9) |
86.1 (30.1) |
86.1 (30.1) |
85.8 (29.9) |
84.8 (29.3) |
85.4 (29.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 78.9 (26.1) |
78.6 (25.9) |
79.3 (26.3) |
80.1 (26.7) |
81.2 (27.3) |
81.8 (27.7) |
81.2 (27.3) |
80.5 (26.9) |
80.6 (27.0) |
80.8 (27.1) |
80.8 (27.1) |
80.2 (26.8) |
80.3 (26.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 74.2 (23.4) |
73.7 (23.2) |
74.2 (23.4) |
75.1 (23.9) |
76.0 (24.4) |
76.6 (24.8) |
75.7 (24.3) |
75.2 (24.0) |
75.1 (23.9) |
75.5 (24.2) |
75.9 (24.4) |
75.5 (24.2) |
75.2 (24.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
61 (16) |
64 (18) |
69 (21) |
66 (19) |
65 (18) |
57 (14) |
64 (18) |
64 (18) |
63 (17) |
69 (21) |
67 (19) |
57 (14) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.66 (144) |
4.76 (121) |
3.45 (88) |
3.65 (93) |
3.73 (95) |
5.41 (137) |
9.86 (250) |
14.15 (359) |
15.04 (382) |
13.88 (353) |
7.49 (190) |
5.35 (136) |
92.43 (2,348) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.4 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 25.3 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 22.8 | 20.7 | 251.2 |
| Source: NOAA[7][8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Northern Mariana Islands: Administrative Division (Municipalities and Villages) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Sinapalo / Sinapalo, general, Northern Mariana Islands, Oceania". Travelingluck.com. MP. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Census: Garapan is most populous". Saipan Tribune. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "Sinapalo Elementary School – CNMI PSS District Site". www.cnmipss.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15.
- ^ "History & Background." Rota Jr. High School. August 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ "HISTORY." Sinapalo Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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