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Rota (Chamoru
Chamorro language

It is an agglutinative language, grammatically allowing root words to be modified by an unlimited number of affixes. For example, masanganen?aihon "talked awhile ", passivizing prefix ma-, root verb sangan, directional suffix i "to" with excrescent consonant n, and suffix ?aihon "a short amount of time"....
: Luta) also known as the "peaceful island", is the southernmost island of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....
 (CNMI) and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. It lies slightly northeast of the United States territory of Guam
Guam

Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
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Rota (Chamoru
Chamorro language

It is an agglutinative language, grammatically allowing root words to be modified by an unlimited number of affixes. For example, masanganen?aihon "talked awhile ", passivizing prefix ma-, root verb sangan, directional suffix i "to" with excrescent consonant n, and suffix ?aihon "a short amount of time"....
: Luta) also known as the "peaceful island", is the southernmost island of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....
 (CNMI) and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. It lies slightly northeast of the United States territory of Guam
Guam

Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
. Songsong
Songsong

Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota , Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,411. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula, and is known as a good hiking village....
 village is the largest and most populated followed by Sinapalo
Sinapalo

Sinapalo or Sinapalu is a village on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The second largest settlement on the island , it is located south of the island's airport, Rota International Airport, close to the centre of the island....
 village (Sinapalu). Rota was discovered by Spanish navigator Juan Sebastian Elcano
Juan Sebastián Elcano

Juan Sebasti?n Elcano , 1486/1487 – Pacific Ocean, August 4, 1526) was a navigator. He completed the first world circumnavigation in history....
 in 1524, who claimed it together with the Mariana Archipelago
Mariana Islands

The Mariana Islands are an archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east....
 for the Crown of Spain. Rota has diverse flora and fauna. The current mayor is Joseph S. Inos, a former senator of the CNMI.

Statistics

  • Area: 85.38 square kilometers (32.967 square miles)
  • Dimensions (approximately):
    • 16.9-kilometers (10.5-miles) long
    • 4.8-kilometers (3-miles) wide
  • Coastline: 61.6 kilometers (38.3 miles)
  • Highest point: Mt. Manira - 495 meters (1,625 ft)
  • Population: 3,283 (2000 - U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Distances:
    • Guam
      Guam

      Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
       - 76 kilometers (47 miles; south)
    • Tinian
      Tinian

      Tinian is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands . It is perhaps best known for being the base from which the United States atomic bomb attacks on Japan during World War II were launched....
       - 101 kilometers (63 miles; north)
    • Saipan
      Saipan

      Saipan is the largest island and Capital of the United States Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of 115.39 km? ....
       - 117 kilometers (73 miles; north)


Transportation

Rota International Airport
Rota International Airport

Rota International Airport is a public airport located on Rota in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, near the village of Sinapalo....


Education

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System is a school district serving the Northern Mariana Islands, a territory of the United States....
 operates public schools.

Rota has three (3) school locations based on grade level:
  • Rota High School (only high school on Rota) is located at the Liyo Area in Songsong village.
  • Rota Junior High School is located in Songsong village.
  • Rota Sinapalo Elementary School is located in Sinapalo village.


Rota's elementary school and junior high school (middle school) were formerly located in the same area and shared class buildings at Songsong village. After the new elementary school was built in Sinapalo, the Songsong village school ground was reopened as Rota Junior High.

Miscellaneous


See also

  • List of Registered Historic Places in the Northern Mariana Islands
    List of Registered Historic Places in the Northern Mariana Islands

    File:Northern Mariana Islands-CIA WFB Map.pngThis is a list of the Property type #Building, Property type #Site, Property type #Historic districts, and Property type #Object listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Northern Mariana Islands....


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