15°08′32″N 145°42′03″E / 15.1422°N 145.7008°E
Chalan Piao | |
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Village | |
  Chalan Piao | |
| Coordinates: 15°8′31.92″N 145°42′2.88″E / 15.1422000°N 145.7008000°E | |
| Country | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Island | Saipan |
Chalan Piao is a village on the southwestern area of Saipan. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is bordered on the north by Chalan Kanoa, on the east by As Perdido village and on the south by San Antonio village. To the west is the Pacific Ocean.
"Chalan Piao" translated from the Chamorro language means bamboo road. Chalan means road and piao means bamboo. The Chamorro language is spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of Saipan and the rest of the Mariana Islands, mainly Rota/Luta, Tinian and Guahan/Guam.