Inarajan, Guam
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| Inarajan Inalåjan |
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| General Information | |
| Population: | 3,052 (2000 census) [1] |
| Ethnic groups: | Chamorro |
Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of Guam. The village's original name in Chamorro, Inalåjan, was altered when transliterated during Spain's rule of the island.
The village history predates the 1521 discovery of Guam by the Spanish. It was the home to the legendary Chief Gadao, and was one of the few villages with sizable populations at the end of Spanish rule in 1898. Today, it is the best preserved of the Spanish era villages and is known for is rich history and culture.
Places of interest include the village's pre-World War II church, statue of Chief Gadao, the Gef Pa'go Chamorro Village, the ancient Paintings of Chief Gadao's Cave, and historic village architecture.
The municipality of Inarajan includes the community of Malojloj, in the hills north of the central, village. Malojloj and Inarajan each celebrate separate village fiestas.
The Dandan region of Inarajan was the site of a NASA Apollo tracking station and is currently the site of the proposed landfill for Guam replacing the Ordot Landfill.
[edit] Education
Guam Public School System serves the island.
Inarajan Elementary School and Inarajan Middle School are in Inarajan.
[edit] See also
[edit] References and external links
- Pacific Worlds, 2003
- Inarajan Map from PDN
- Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
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