Municipality of Agat

Agat is a village on the island of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. As of the 2000 census, the population of Agat was 5,656. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A Phalaenopsis flower A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... Species See text. ... Image File history File links Summary Municipality of Agat, Guam. ... Image File history File links Summary Municipality of Agat, Guam. ... The territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more comonly called villages. ... An incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the United States Congress has determined that the United States Constitution is to be applied in its entirety, in the same manner as it applies to the individual U.S... Apra Harbor is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam in the Mariana Islands. ...

The village is governed by an elected mayor and council. Most of the residents of Agat are ethnic Chamorro, the indigenous people of Guam. Some of Agat's most notable sites are Mt. Alifan, the Agat Marina, the Spanish Bridge, and the War In The Pacific National Historical Park. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... The Chamorros are an indigenous people of Guam and the Mariana Islands. ... Marines landing in Asan during Guams Liberation in 1944. ...

History

In 1565, the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi claimed Guam for Spain. Agat was founded between 1680 and 1684, by the Spanish governor Don Jose Quiroga, as a military garrison for the purpose of controlling the Chamorro people and converting them to Christianity. Many of its first citizens were brought from the internal village of Fina which was destroyed while the Spanish pacified the island. It was one of six such settlements on Guam in the 18th century. During the 1830s, the Spanish Governor, Captain Villalobos, began constructing facilities in Agat planning to make it the island's new capital. Lack of funds prevented him from completing the project. Miguel López de Legazpi Miguel López de Legazpi (b. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ...

Marines cross a bridge in Agat during the liberation of Guam in 1944.

In 1898, Guam was transferred from Spain to the United States following the Spanish-American War. Under U.S. Naval administration, Agat was incorporated as a township with an American style municipal government. Image File history File links Summary Marines cross a bridge in Agat during the liberation of Guam in 1944. ... Image File history File links Summary Marines cross a bridge in Agat during the liberation of Guam in 1944. ... Combatants United States Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (only 432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanish-American War was a conflict... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Local government of the United States. ...

During World War II, Japan occupied Guam from 1941 to 1944. During the Battle of Guam in 1944, Agat was one of the two landing sites for U.S. Marines. These sites are now part of the War In The Pacific National Historical Park. The old village was destroyed during the invasion. After capturing Guam, the U.S. military constructed a new residential community in Agat for Guam residents made homeless by the war south of the original village. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Roy S. Geiger, Takeshi Takashima, Hideyoshi Obata Strength 2 divisions 18,500 Casualties 3,000 killed, 7,122 wounded 18,000+ killed, 485 POWs The Battle of Guam was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Guam... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Marines landing in Asan during Guams Liberation in 1944. ...

Education

Guam Public School System serves the island. Guam Public School System (Chamorro: Sisteman Eskuelan Pupblekon Guåhan), formerly the Guam Department of Education, is a school district that serves the entire island of Guam, a United States insular area. ...

Marcial Sablan Elementary School, Oceanview Middle School, and Southern High School are located in Agat.

See also

• Villages of Guam

The territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more comonly called villages. ...

References

• Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1

• Sanchez, Pedro C. Guahan, Guam: The History of our Island: Sanchez Publishing House.

External links

• War in the Pacific National Historical Park

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Villages	Agana Heights | Agat | Asan‑Maina | Barrigada | Chalan‑Pago‑Ordot | Dededo | Hagåtña | Inarajan | Mangilao | Merizo | Mongmong‑Toto‑Maite | Piti | Santa Rita | Sinajana | Talofofo | Tamuning | Umatac | Yigo | Yona The territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more comonly called villages. ... HagÃ¥tña (formerly Agana and in Spanish Agaña), the capital of the American island of Guam, lies on its western shore. ... War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Asan, Guam Asan is a village located on the western shore of the U.S. territory of Guam. ... Barrigada is a village in central Guam. ... Chalan-Pago-Ordot is a municipality in the American island of Guam. ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... HagÃ¥tña (formerly Agana and in Spanish Agaña), the capital of the American island of Guam, lies on its western shore. ... Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of Guam. ... Mangilao is a village of central Guam located on the eastern shore. ... Merizo is the southern most village of Guam, a U.S. territory. ... Mongmong-Toto-Maite is a municipality in Guam. ... Piti is a village located on the western shore of Guam. ... Santa Rita is a village located on the West Coast of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. ... Sinajana is one of the 19 Villages of Guam. ... Talofofo is a village located in the southern part of the American island of Guam on the east coast. ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... Municipality of Umatac, Guam. ... Yigo is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam and is the site of Andersen Air Force Base. ... Yona is a village on the east coast of Guam located above the cliffs between Pago Bay and Ylig Bay. ...

Coordinates: 13°22′53″N, 144°39′17″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...