| Villages of Guam Songsong Guåhan (Chamorro) | |
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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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TheUnited States territory ofGuam is divided into nineteenmunicipalities, called villages.[1] Each village is governed by an electedmayor. Village populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 40,000. In the 2020census, the total population of Guam was 153,836.[2] Each municipality,[3] known as an "election district" by theUnited States Census Bureau, is counted as acounty equivalent by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes.[4]
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Many villages have rich histories reaching back thousands of years. Artifacts from ancientChamorro settlements can be found in every village of Guam. When theSpanish Empire colonized theMarianas Islands as part ofits Pacific possessions in the 16th and 17th centuries, the island was divided into separate districts with each district consisting of aparish with a village center governed by a Mayoralcalde, appointed by the island's governor.
In the 18th century, there were six parishes on Guam:Hagåtña,Hagat,Humåtak,Malesso',Inalåjan, andPago.
Prior to Spanish colonization, Chamorro people regularly held village celebrations. After adopting Christianity, these celebrations became festivals (fiestas) in honor of thepatron 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 underUnited States Navy Administration. Santa Rita was formerlySumay, before the U.S.taking of that village after World War II.
| Village | Region[5] | Land area[3] | Population[2] | 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' (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 | |
