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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.
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Map of Guam. This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam.There are currently 134 listed sites spread across 17 of the 19 villages of Guam.
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 ...
Name Population Village; Adacao: 4,184 Tamuning: Afame: 758 Sinajana: Agana Heights: 3,718 Agana Heights: Agat: 3,677 Agat: Anao: 1,952 Yigo: Andersen Air Force Base
Due to the area's economic importance, extensive public works projects often take place in Tumon leading some politicians to be both applauded and criticized for the disproportionate funding given the region. Tumon is part of the municipality of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, which is governed by an elected mayor.
It runs from GH-1 in the resort area of Tamuning eastward to GH-16 in Barrigada. Although unnumbered, there is a key junction along the route into the Tiyan area that was once Naval Air Station Guam. The intersection provides a further link into Barrigada as well as access to other airport and industrial facilities.
Tumon Bay is a bay in the United States territory of Guam, opening to the Philippine Sea.It is bounded to the north by Two Lovers Point and to the south by Ypao Point. The entirety of the bay falls within the Tumon Bay Marine Preserve, also known as the Tumon Bay Marine Preserve Area (MPA) and Tumon Preserve, one of five marine preserves on Guam.