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Rota (island)

Rota (island)
Islands information
NameRota
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoMarianas
Geography information
Area85.38 km2 (33 mi)
Administration information
United States
CommonwealthNorthern Mariana Islands
Administration information
Population3,283 (2000 - U.S. Census Bureau) as of 2000

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Rota (Chamorro: Luta) also known as the "peaceful island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. It lies approximately 40 miles north-northeast of the United States territory of Guam. Songsong village is the largest and most populated followed by Sinapalo village (Sinapalu).


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