Dededo, Guam

Dededo Dedidu
—  Village  —
Location of Dededo within the Territory of Guam.
Country	United States
Territory	Guam
Government
- Mayor	Melissa B. Savares
- Vice mayor	Andrew “Peter Daigo” A. Benavente
Area
- Total	30 sq mi (77.7 km2)
Population (2010[1])
- Total	44,943
Time zone	ChST (UTC+10)
Village Flower	Gardenia jasminoides
Website	dededo.org

Dededo (Chamorro: Dedidu) is the most populated village ^[2]of the United States territory of Guam. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dededo's population was just under 45,000 in 2010. The village is located on the coral plateau of Northern Guam.

Etymology

The origin of the name Dededo is not clear. It is speculated that it is derived from the Chamorro word for two inches, dededo, or it is a modification of the word dedeggo, meaning "heel of the foot," or deggo, which refers to the tiptoes.^[3]

History

Before World War II, Dededo Village was located at the bottom of the Macheche Hill. Dededo grew into a major village after World War II when the U.S. Navy constructed housing for Guamanians displaced by the war and for laborers coming from off-island to help in Guam's development.^{[citation needed]}

Following Typhoon Karen in 1962, the Kaiser subdivision in Dededo was constructed for island residents displaced by the storm. Further housing subdivisions were constructed increasing the village's population.

Geography

Dededo is located at the north central part of the island roughly at the center of population. It encompasses an area of about 30 square miles (78 km²) of Guam’s 209 square miles (540 km²).

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Vicente S.A. Benavente Middle School

Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School

Guam Public School System serves the island.

The village has seven K-5 elementary schools:

• Adacao Elementary School (opened Sept. 2, 2009 ^[4])
• Astumbo Elementary School
• Finegayan Elementary School
• Juan M. Guerrero Elementary School
• Liguan Elementary School (opened on August 21, 2008^[4])
• Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School
• Wettengel Elementary School

Vicente S.A. Benavente Middle School and Astumbo Middle School (opened on August 21, 2008^[4]) are in Dededo.

Prior to 2008 rezoning, some Dededo students continued on to John F. Kennedy High School in Tamuning and some continued on to Simon Sanchez High School in Yigo.^[5] On August 21, 2008 Okkodo High School opened.^[4]

Private schools

Santa Barbara Catholic School is in Dededo.

Public libraries

Guam Public Library System operates the Dededo Library at 283 West Santa Barbara Avenue.^[6]

Sister cities

• Iloilo City, Philippines

Gallery

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  Micronesia Mall

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  Santa Barbara School

See also

Micronesia portal

• Villages of Guam

References

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

Notes

1. ^ 2010 Guam Statistical YearbookPDF (4.3 MB), (rev. 2011)
2. ^ Therese Hart, "Guam Population slightly up, latest census says," Marianas Variety, August 26, 2011, http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19623:guam-population-slightly-up-latest-census-says&catid=59:frontpagenews
3. ^ http://www.guampedia.com/category/319-villages/entry/500-dededo-dedidu- Guampedia: Dededo (Dedidu)
4. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.guamnewsfactor.com/200909011022/Top-Stories/Adacao-Elementary-Public-Presentation-Tomorrow.html
5. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060222192437/http://www.lk4kids.com/school+links.htm
6. ^ http://gpls.guam.gov/Portals/50/GPLS_LOC/GPLS_Location_2007Apr12.xml

External links

• Official Site of Dededo
• Guampedia, Guam's Online Encyclopedia Dededo Village
• Dededo Guam at Guam Portal

Coordinates: 13°30′55″N 144°50′10″E / 13.51528°N 144.83611°E / 13.51528; 144.83611