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Encyclopedia > Santa Rita, Guam
Santa Rita
Map of Guam highlighting Santa Rita.
Statistics
Area Unknown mi²
Population 7,500 (2000 [1])
Mayor Unknown


Santa Rita is a village located on the West Coast of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. According to the 2000 census it has a population of 7,500, down from 11,857 in 1990. The village also contains Southern High School, one of four public high schools on Guam. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Aerial view of Apra Harbor Apra Harbor is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam in the Mariana Islands. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...


Prior to World War II, the village of Sumay occupied the Orote Peninsula within the municipality, but was destroyed and abandoned. In its place the Americans built a Naval Station. The peninsula forms the southern boundary of Apra Harbor. 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... Orote Point is the headland on the right in this view of Apra Harbors mouth Orote Point is the westernmost point on the mainland of Guam. ... Aerial view of Apra Harbor Apra Harbor is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam in the Mariana Islands. ...


See also

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

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Coordinates: 13°23′10″N, 144°40′08″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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