- Santa Rita, Guam
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = Village
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 =Guam
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timezone=ChST
utc_offset=+10
unit_pref=Imperial
map_caption =Location of Santa Rita within the Territory of Guam.
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official_name = Santa Rita
area_total_sq_mi =
population_total = 7500|population_footnotes=
population_as_of = 2000 [http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn174.html]
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leader_title=Mayor
leader_name = Joe Wesley
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blank_info = Santa Rita is a village located on the Southwest Coast ofGuam with hills overlookingApra Harbor . According to the 2000 census it has a population of 7,500, down from 11,857 in 1990.Fact|date=September 2008Prior to
World War II , the village of Sumay occupied theOrote Peninsula within the municipality, but was destroyed and abandoned. In its place the Americans built a Naval Station. The peninsula forms the southern boundary ofApra Harbor .Education
Guam Public School System serves Santa Rita.The village contains Harry S. Truman Elementary School and Southern High School; both schools serve Santa Rita." [http://www.gdoe.net/ci/high_sch_crse_desc/guam_PHS.pdf Guam's Public High Schools] ." "Guam Public School System". Accessed
September 8 ,2008 .] Oceanview Middle School in Agat serves middle school residents. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060222192437/http://www.lk4kids.com/school+links.htm]In addition, Commander William C. McCool Elementary/Middle School (Originally Guam South Elementary/Middle School), operated by the
Department of Defense Education Activity , is located in the Apra Heights area of Santa Rita. [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12381] [http://www.mwrguam.com/images/pdfs/80.pdf]See also
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Villages of Guam References and external links
* [http://www.guamportal.com/villages/Santa_Rita_Guam.html Santa Rita Guam] at Guam Portal
* Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
* [http://www.guampdn.com/communities/maps/index.html PDN Village Maps]
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