Agana Heights, Guam
{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = Territory
| subdivision_name1 = Guam
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| subdivision_name2 =
| timezone = ChST
| utc_offset = +10
| unit_pref = Imperial
| map_caption = Location of Agana Heights within the Territory of Guam.
| elevation_ft =
| official_name = Agana Heights
Tutuhan
| image_map = Locator maps of Guam villages - Agana Heights.svg
| area_total_sq_mi =
| population_total = 3673
| population_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2020[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/guam/population-and-housing-unit-counts/guam-phc-table01.pdf Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020], U.S. Census Bureau.
| population_blank1 =
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 96919{{cite web|url=http://www.zipdatamaps.com/96919|access-date=2019-02-05|title=Agana Heights Zipcode}}
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Richard Arroyo (D)
| Mayor_since =
| leader_name1 =
| blank_info = Bougainvillea spectabilis
Puti Tai Nobio
| blank_name = Village Flower|
| image_skyline = Hagatna from Fort Santa Agueda.JPG
| image_caption = From Mesa (Santa Agueda): view of Hagatna
}}
Agana Heights ({{langx|ch|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.
{{US Census population
|1960=3210
|1970=3156
|1980=3284
|1990=3646
|2000=3940
|2010=3808
|2020=3673
}}
Demographics
The U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple census-designated places: Agana Heights,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st66_gu/place/p6604000_agana_heights/DC10BLK_P6604000_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Agana Heights CDP, GU|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-10-09}} - See "Agana Heights muny" and U.S. Naval Hospital.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st66_gu/place/p6652200_naval_hospital/DC10BLK_P6652200_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Naval Hospital CDP, GU|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-10-09}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.lk4kids.com/school%2Blinks.htm |title=筋トレ豆知識 | 筋トレ豆知識 |website=www.lk4kids.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222192437/http://www.lk4kids.com/school%2Blinks.htm |archive-date=22 February 2006 |url-status=dead}} George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village."[http://www.gdoe.net/ci/high_sch_crse_desc/guam_PHS.pdf Guam's Public High Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519221307/http://www.gdoe.net/ci/high_sch_crse_desc/guam_PHS.pdf |date=2006-05-19 }}." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.militarymwrguam.com/modules/media/?do=inline&id=ec1335e8-67d4-4fde-824e-aabf8345f466|title=DoDEA Guam School Boundaries and Bus Transportation Zones|publisher=Military Morale, Welfare and Recreation Guam|accessdate=2023-07-07}} 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."[http://gaasda.org/home/about/ About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726071829/http://gaasda.org/home/about/ |date=2011-07-26 }}." Guam Adventist Academy. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
Notable residents
- Carl Gutierrez – former Governor of Guam (1995–2003){{cite news |first=Jerick |last=Sablan |title=Former Guam Governor Officially Enters Gubernatorial Race |url=http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2014/June/06-27-09.htm |work=Pacific Daily News |publisher=East–West Center |date=2014-07-10 |access-date=2014-11-02 |archive-date=2014-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103015353/http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2014/June/06-27-09.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Geri Gutierrez – former First Lady of Guam (1995–2003)
- Paul M. McDonald – mayor of Agana Heights{{Cite web|url=https://www.kuam.com/story/18937857/paul-mcdonald|title=Paul McDonald|date=July 3, 2012|website=www.kuam.com|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907160718/https://www.kuam.com/story/18937857/paul-mcdonald|archive-date=September 7, 2024|url-status=live}}
- Sean Reid-Foley – MLB pitcher for the New York Mets
Government
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="4" align=center|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 |
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="4" align=center|Mayor of Agana Heights |
| Name
! Party ! Term begin ! Term end |
|---|
| Juan E. Garcia
| style="background-color: #FFB6B6"; | Republican | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1977 |
| Frank M. Portusach
| style="background-color: #B0CEFF"; | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | January 4, 1993 |
| Paul M. McDonald
| style="background-color: #FFB6B6"; | Republican | January 4, 1993 | January 4, 2025 |
| Richard Arroyo
| style="background-color: #B0CEFF"; | Democratic | January 4, 2025 | present |
See also
References
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