Inalåhan | |
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 Location of Inalåhan within the Territory of Guam. | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anthony P. Chargualaf Jr. (D) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 2,317 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (ChST) |
Inalåhan Village | |
.jpg) Saint Joseph Church in Inalåhan, ca. 1944–1947 | |
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| Location | Guam Highway 4 |
| Area | 49 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1901 (1901) |
| Architect | Cruz, Jose Duena; Luttrull, A.I. |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001569[2] |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1977 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,730 | — | |
| 1970 | 1,897 | 9.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,059 | 8.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,469 | 19.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,052 | 23.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,273 | −25.5% | |
| 2020 | 2,317 | 1.9% | |
| Source:[1] | |||
Inalåhan (formerlyInarajan) is a village located on the southeastern coast of theUnited States territory ofGuam. The village's originalChamoru name, Inalåhan, was altered when transliterated during Spanish control of the island.
The village history predates the 1521 discovery of Guam by the Spanish. It was the home to the legendary ChiefGadao, and was one of the few villages with sizable populations at the end of Spanish rule in 1898. In 1950 it had a population of 1,494, with 814 living in the village itself. Today, it is the best preserved of the Spanish-era villages and is known for its rich history and culture, and has been listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. The village's population has increased slightly since the island's 2010 census.[1]
Places of interest include the village's pre-World War II church, statue of Chief Gadao, theGef Pa'go Chamorro Village, the ancient Paintings of Chief Gadao's Cave, and historic village architecture. The municipality of Inalåhan includes the community ofMalojloj, in the hills north of the central village. Malojloj and Inalåhan each celebrate separate villagefiestas. Many residents from the Malojloj section of Inalahan, claim themselves to be a separate village, seeing as they celebrate different fiestas and they have their own land boundary. In Southern Guam, it is easily recognisable as to what part is proper to Inalahan, and what is proper to Malojloj.
TheDandan region of Malojloj was the site of aNASAApollo tracking station and is the current the site of the Layon Municipal Sanitary Landfill for Guam replacing theOrdot Dump. The Landfill was opposed immensely by the residents of the village as well as many environmentalists, but the government of Guam overruled them.[3]
On April 9, 2021, GovernorLou Leon Guerrero signed Bill 60 into law, which changed the official name of the village of Inarajan to Inalåhan.[4][5]
TheU.S. Census Bureau counts the followingcensus-designated places in Inalåhan: Inarajan,[6] and Malojloj.[7]
Guam Public School System serves the island. Inarajan Elementary School and Inarajan Middle School are in Inalåhan.Southern High School inSanta Rita serves the village.[8]Inarajan High School, formerly located in Inalåhan, closed in 1997.[9]
In regards to theDepartment of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Inalåhan is in the school attendance zone for McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School, whileGuam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school. No DoDEA school buses go to Inalåhan.[10]
| Name | Party | Term begin | Term end | Notes |
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| Mayor of Inalåhan | ||||
| Jamie D.S. Paulino | Democratic | January 5, 1981 | 1988 | Late honorable Jaime D.S Paulino served as president of Mayor's Council of Guam. He was also a survivor of the Japanese occupation of Guam and once the chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam. |
| Edward C. Crisostomo | N/A | 1988 | 1988 | He was appointed by Governor of Guam |
| Eddie C. Paulino | 1988 | January 2, 1989 | ||
| Juan C. Cruz | Republican | January 2, 1989 | January 4, 1993 | |
| Jesse L.G. Perez | Democratic | January 4, 1993 | January 1, 2001 | |
| Franklin M. Taitague | Republican | January 1, 2001 | January 7, 2013 | |
| Doris F. Lujan | Democratic | January 7, 2013 | January 4, 2021 | Election in office.[11] |
| Anthony P. Chargualaf Jr. | January 4, 2021 | present | ||
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