| Chalan Pago-Ordot Chalan Pågu-Otdot |
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| — Village — | |
| Location of Chalan Pago-Ordot within the Territory of Guam. | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro "Pete" I. Borja |
| Population (2000[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,923 |
| • Ethnic groups | 90 |
| Time zone | ChST |
| Village Flower | Pink Catharanthus roseus / Chichirica Hibiscus tiliaceus / Pago |
Chalan Pago-Ordot (Chamorro: Chalan Pågu-Otdot) is a municipality in the United States territory of Guam, containing the villages of Chalan-Pago and Ordot. It is located in the eastern-central part of the island and is part of the Kattan (Eastern) District. The village's population has increased slightly following the island's 2000 census. [2]
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Pågu is the Chamorro word for the wild tree Hibiscus tiliaceus,[3] while "chalan"' means "road". The name Chalan Pago is named after the path from Hagåtña to the Spanish village at Pago Bay. Ordot comes from the word otdot, or ant.
In World War II, the Japanese used the area as a supply depot during their occupation of the island. Ordot is also the site of the controversial Ordot Landfill, first constructed by the U.S. Navy, but now full and in violation of EPA regulations.[4]
Guam Public School System serves the island.
Ordot/Chalan Pago Elementary School and Agueda Johnston Middle School are in Chalan-Pago-Ordot. Johnston is located in Ordot; originally it was named George Washington Junior High School.[5] George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village.[6]
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School also serves residents of the area.
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