Villages of Guam
Villages of Guam | |
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Category | County equivalent |
Location | Guam |
Number | 19 |
Populations | 647 (Umatac) – 44,908 (Dededo) |
Areas | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) (Sinajana) – 35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2) (Yigo) |
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The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages. Each village is governed by an elected mayor. Village populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 40,000. In the 2020 census, the total population of Guam was 153,836.[1] Each village is counted as a county equivalent by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes.[2]
History[]
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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 an alcalde, appointed by the island's governor.
In the 18th century, there were six parishes on Guam: Hagåtña, Hagat, Humåtak, Malesso', Inalåjan, and Pago.
Prior to Spanish colonization, Chamorro people regularly held village celebrations. After adopting Christianity, these celebrations became 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[3] | Land area[4] | Population[1] | Population density (2020) | |||
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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 (fomerly 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 (including Tumon) | 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[]
- ^ a b Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ "Geographic Levels". United States Census Bureau. Suitland, Maryland. September 12, 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density by Municipality for Guam: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau.
- 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.
External links[]
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- "Municipalities of Guam". Statoids.
- "Guam Villages". Guampedia. September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- Populated places in Guam
- Guam-related lists
- Administrative divisions in Oceania
- Lists of populated places in the United States
- Lists of villages in the United States