Saipan (IPA: [saɪ'pæn], [saɪ'pɑn], or ['saɪpæn] in English) is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands which are part of the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean (15°10’51”N, 145°45’21”E) with a total area of 115.39 km² (44.55 sq mi). At the 2020 census, there were 43,385 people.^[1]

Saipan is at latitude of 15.25° north and longitude of 145.75° east, about 200km (120mi) north of Guam. Saipan is about 20km (12.5mi) long and 9km (5.5mi) wide. It is a popular tourist destination in the Pacific.

• Saipan Municipality, United States Census Bureau Archived 2011-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Links to cultural and informational sites about the CNMI as well as to government sites
• Saipan Tribune Archived 2020-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
• KSPN Channel 2
• Marianas Variety