Agana Heights
Tutuhan
From Mesa (Santa Agueda): view of Hagatna
From Mesa (Santa Agueda): view of Hagatna
Location of Agana Heights within the Territory of Guam.
Location of Agana Heights within the Territory of Guam.
CountryUnited States
TerritoryGuam
Government
  MayorPaul M. McDonald (R)
Population
 (2020[1])
  Total3,673
Time zoneUTC+10 (ChST)
ZIP code
96919[2]
Village FlowerBougainvillea spectabilis
Puti Tai Nobio

Agana Heights (Chamorro: Tutuhan) is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19603,210
19703,156−1.7%
19803,2844.1%
19903,64611.0%
20003,9408.1%
20103,808−3.4%
20203,673−3.5%
Source:[1]

Demographics

The U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple census-designated places: Agana Heights,[3] and U.S. Naval Hospital.[4]

Education

The village is served by the Guam Public School System Agana Heights Elementary School is in Agana Heights. Jose Rios Middle School in Piti serves sections of Agana Heights south of Tutujan Drive.[5] George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village.[6]

In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Agana Heights is in the school transportation zone for McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School, while Guam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school.[7] Guam High School is in Agana Heights.

The Guam Adventist Academy was located in the village until it moved into its current Yona campus, which the institution secured in 1963.[8]

Notable residents

Government

Commissioner of Agana Heights
Name Term begin Term end
Beldad S. Santos 1944 1946
Anselmo Garrido 1946 1953
Juan L. Pangelinan 1956 1969
Juan E. Garcia 1969 January 1, 1973
Mayor of Agana Heights
Name Party Term begin Term end
Juan E. Garcia Republican January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977
Frank M. Portusach Democratic January 3, 1977 January 4, 1993
Paul M. McDonald Republican January 4, 1993 present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. "Agana Heights Zipcode". Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Agana Heights CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09. - See "Agana Heights muny"
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Naval Hospital CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. "筋トレ豆知識 | 筋トレ豆知識". www.lk4kids.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. "Guam's Public High Schools Archived 2006-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
  7. "DoDEA Guam School Boundaries and Bus Transportation Zones". Military Morale, Welfare and Recreation Guam. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  8. "About Us Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Guam Adventist Academy. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
  9. 1 2 Sablan, Jerick (2014-07-10). "Former Guam Governor Officially Enters Gubernatorial Race". Pacific Daily News. East–West Center. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-02.

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