Inarajan, Guam

Inarajan Inalåjan
Map of Guam highlighting Inarajan Inalåjan.
Statistics
Area	Unknown mi²
Population	3,052 (2000 [1])
Mayor	Unknown

Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of Guam. The village's original name in Chamorro, Inalåhan, 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. 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, the Gef Pa'go Chamorro Village, the ancient Paintings of Chief Gadao's Cave, and historic village architecture.

Statue of the legendary Chief Gadao in Inarajan, Guam.

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.

Education

Guam Public School System serves the island.

Inarajan Elementary School and Inarajan Middle School are in Inarajan.

See also

• Villages of Guam

References and external links

• Inarajan Guam at Guam Portal
• 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

	Territory of Guam Hagåtña (capital)
Topics	Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation
Islands	Cocos Island | Guam
Villages	Agana Heights | Agat | Asan‑Maina | Barrigada | Chalan‑Pago‑Ordot | Dededo | Hagåtña | Inarajan | Mangilao | Merizo | Mongmong‑Toto‑Maite | Piti | Santa Rita | Sinajana | Talofofo | Tamuning | Umatac | Yigo | Yona

Coordinates: 13°16′32″N, 144°44′36″E

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