- Inarajan, Guam
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settlement_type = Village
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 =Guam
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subdivision_name2 =timezone=ChST
utc_offset=+10unit_pref=Imperial
map_caption =Location of Inarajan within the Territory of Guam.
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official_name = Inarajan
Inalåjan
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population_total = 3052|population_footnotes=
population_as_of = 2000 [http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn174.html]
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blank_info =Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of
Guam . The village's original name inChamorro , Inalåhan, was altered when transliterated duringSpain 's rule of the island.The village history predates the
1521 discovery of Guam by the Spanish. It was the home to the legendary ChiefGadao , and was one of the few villages with sizable populations at the end of Spanish rule in 1898. In 1950 it had a population of 1,494 with 814 living in the village itself. Today, it is the best preserved of the Spanish era villages and is known for its rich history and culture.Places of interest include the village's pre-
World War II church, statue of Chief Gadao, theGef Pa'go Chamorro Village, the ancient Paintings of Chief Gadao's Cave, and historic village architecture. The municipality of Inarajan includes the community ofMalojloj , in the hills north of the central, village. Malojloj and Inarajan each celebrate separate villagefiesta s.The
Dandan region of Inarajan was the site of aNASA Apollo tracking station and is currently the site of the proposed landfill for Guam replacing the Ordot Landfill.Education
Guam Public School System serves the island.Inarajan Elementary School and Inarajan Middle School are in Inarajan. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village." [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 .]Inarajan High School , formerly located in Inarajan, closed in 1997.http://www.gdoe.net/rpe/annual_grad_ratesSY96_02.htm]See also
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Villages of Guam References and external links
* [http://www.guamportal.com/villages/Inarajan_Guam.html Inarajan Guam] at Guam Portal
* [http://www.pacificworlds.com/guam/index.cfm Pacific Worlds, 2003]
* [http://www.guampdn.com/communities/maps/inarajan.html 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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