Villages of Guam
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| Villages of Guam Songsong Guåhan ( Umatac) – 44,908 (Dededo) | |
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| Areas | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) (Sinajana) – 35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2) (Yigo) |
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The
county equivalent by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes.[4]
History
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Many villages have rich histories reaching back thousands of years. Artifacts from ancient
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 a Mayor alcalde
, appointed by the island's governor.
In the 18th century, there were six parishes on Guam:
Pago
.
Prior to Spanish colonization, Chamorro people regularly held village celebrations. After adopting Christianity, these celebrations became festivals (fiestas) in honor of the patron saint of each village. Annual village fiestas are still held throughout the island every year.
The current division of Guam into municipalities took place in the 1920s under United States Navy Administration. Santa Rita was formerly Sumay, before the U.S. taking of that village after World War II.
List of villages
| Village | Region[5] | Land area[3] | Population[2] | Population density (2020) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sq mi | km2 | 2020 | 2010 | per sq mi | per km2 | ||
| Agana Heights | Central | 1.03 | 2.67 | 3,673 | 3,808 | 3,566 | 1,377 |
| Asan-Maina | Central | 5.69 | 14.74 | 2,011 | 2,137 | 353 | 136 |
| Barrigada | Central | 8.50 | 22.01 | 7,956 | 8,875 | 936 | 361 |
| Chalan Pago-Ordot | Central | 5.67 | 14.69 | 7,064 | 6,822 | 1,246 | 481 |
| Dededo | North | 30.52 | 79.05 | 44,908 | 44,943 | 1,471 | 568 |
| Hågat (formerly Agat) | South | 10.33 | 26.75 | 4,515 | 4,917 | 437 | 169 |
| Hagåtña | Central | 0.95 | 2.46 | 943 | 1,051 | 993 | 383 |
| Humåtak (formerly Umatac) | South | 6.25 | 16.19 | 647 | 782 | 104 | 40 |
| Inalåhan (formerly Inarajan) | South | 18.74 | 48.54 | 2,317 | 2,273 | 124 | 48 |
| Malesso' (formerly Merizo) | South | 6.26 | 16.21 | 1,604 | 1,850 | 256 | 99 |
| Mangilao | Central | 10.19 | 26.39 | 13,476 | 15,191 | 1,322 | 511 |
| Mongmong-Toto-Maite | Central | 1.82 | 4.71 | 6,380 | 6,825 | 3,505 | 1,353 |
| Piti | Central | 7.54 | 19.53 | 1,585 | 1,454 | 210 | 81 |
| Sånta Rita-Sumai (formerly Santa Rita) | South | 16.26 | 42.11 | 6,470 | 6,084 | 398 | 154 |
| Sinajana | Central | 0.89 | 2.31 | 2,611 | 2,592 | 2,934 | 1,133 |
| Talo'fo'fo (formerly Talofofo) | South | 17.79 | 46.08 | 3,550 | 3,050 | 200 | 77 |
Tamuning
|
North | 5.65 | 14.63 | 18,489 | 19,685 | 3,272 | 1,263 |
| Yigo | North | 35.61 | 92.23 | 19,339 | 20,539 | 543 | 210 |
| Yona | South | 20.12 | 52.11 | 6,298 | 6,480 | 313 | 121 |
| Guam | 209.81 | 543.41 | 153,836 | 159,358 | 733 | 283 | |
See also
- List of census-designated places in Guam
- List of villages in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Geography of Guam
- Village (United States)
References
- Ghostarchive)
- ^ a b Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ a b Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density by Municipality for Guam: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ "Geographic Levels". United States Census Bureau. Suitland, Maryland. September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "iaea2006report". U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
- Carter, Lee D; Carter, Rosa Roberto; Wuerch, William L (1997). Guam History: Perspectives Volume One: MARC. ISBN 1-878453-28-9
- Sanchez, Pedro C. Guahan, Guam: The History of our Island: Sanchez Publishing House.
- "Guam-Election Districts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villages in Guam.
- "Municipalities of Guam". Statoids.
- "Guam Villages". Guampedia. September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- "1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): GUAM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau.