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Chamorro Village, a division of the Guam Department of Chamorro Affairs. The Guam Department of Chamorro Affairs (Chamorro: Depattamenton I Kaohao Guinahan Chamorro) is an agency of the government of Guam dealing with the Chamorro people and Chamorro culture. The agency is located in the DNA Building in Hagåtña. [1]
Dededo (Chamorro: Dedidu; formerly in Spanish: ) is the most populated village in the United States territory of Guam. [3] [4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dededo's population was just under 45,000 in 2020. [1] The village is located on the coral plateau of Northern Guam.
Chalan Pago-Ordot (Chamorro: Chålan Pågu-Otdot) is a village in the United States territory of Guam, containing the communities of Chalan Pago and Ordot. It is located in the eastern-central part of the island and is part of the Kattan (Eastern) District. The village's population has increased slightly since the island's 2010 census. [2]
Many villages have rich histories reaching back thousands of years. Artifacts from ancient Chamorro settlements can be found in every village of Guam. When the Spanish Empire colonized the Marianas Islands as part of its Pacific possessions in the 16th and 17th centuries, the island was divided into separate districts with each district consisting of a parish with a village center governed by ...
Currently only two Guam public schools serve the village of Tumon. [ citation needed ] They are John F. Kennedy High School and Chief Brodie Elementary. In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Tumon is in the school transportation zone for Andersen Elementary and Andersen Middle School, while Guam High School is the ...
Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon (Chamorro: Tamuneng), is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning is the economic center of Guam, containing tourist center Tumon, Harmon Industrial Park, and other commercial districts. Its central location along Marine Corps Drive, the ...
The Mercado Night Market returns to downtown Merced on Thursday night with live music, dance performances, food and a classic car show. Thursday’s event is the first of a series of four Mercado ...
North of Routes 8 and 16 is the former Naval Air Station Agana, most of which lies within the boundary of Barrigada. [8] When NAS Agana (now Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport; (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM)) was closed in the mid-1990s, the land and buildings were handed over to the Government of Guam, which utilized many former base buildings as government offices; some agencies, such as the ...