Villages of Guam

Villages of Guam
*Songsong Guåhan* (Chamorro)
Villages of Guam ; Songsong Guåhan (Chamorro)
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)
Government	Local government;

The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages.^[1] 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.^[2] Each municipality,^[3] known as an "election district" by the United States Census Bureau, is counted as a county equivalent by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes.^[4]

History

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 a Mayor 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 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)
Village	Region^[5]	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

References

^ "Village Maps". Pacific Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2023-07-02 – via Archive.today. (Archive at 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

"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.

[1] "Village Maps". Pacific Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2023-07-02 – via Archive.today. (Archive at Ghostarchive)

[census2020-2] Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.

[census2010-3] Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density by Municipality for Guam: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau.

[4] "Geographic Levels". United States Census Bureau. Suitland, Maryland. September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[5] "iaea2006report". U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-12-31.

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Villages of Guam

History

List of villages

See also

References

External links