Inalåhan (formerly, Inarajan) is a village located on the southeastern coast of the United States territory of Guam. The village's original Chamoru name, Inalåhan, was altered when transliterated during Spanish control 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, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The village's population has increased slightly since the island's 2010 census.[1]
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. The municipality of Inalåhan includes the community of Malojloj, in the hills north of the central village. Malojloj and Inalåhan each celebrate separate village fiestas. Many residents from the Malojloj section of Inalahan, claim themselves to be a separate village, seeing as they celebrate different fiestas and they have their own land boundary. In Southern Guam, it is easily recognisable as to what part is proper to Inalahan, and what is proper to Malojloj.
The Dandan region of Malojloj was the site of a NASAApollo tracking station and is the current the site of the Layon Municipal Sanitary Landfill for Guam replacing the Ordot Dump. The Landfill was opposed immensely by the residents of the village as well as many environmentalists, but the government of Guam overruled them.[3]
On April 9, 2021, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed Bill 60 into law, which changed the official name of the village of Inarajan to Inalåhan.[4]
Guam Public School System serves the island. Inarajan Elementary School and Inarajan Middle School are in Inalåhan. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village.[7] Inarajan High School, formerly located in Inalåhan, closed in 1997.[8]
In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Inalåhan is in the school attendance zone for McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School, while Guam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school. No DoDEA school buses go to Inalåhan.[9]
Late honorable Jaime D.S Paulino served as president of Mayor's Council of Guam. He was also a survivor of the Japanese occupation of Guam and once the chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam.
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Inalahan formerly Inarajan is a village located on the southeastern coast of the United States territory of Guam The village s original Chamoru name Inalahan was altered when transliterated during Spanish control of the island InalahanVillageLocation of Inalahan within the Territory of Guam CountryUnited StatesTerritoryGuamGovernment MayorAnthony P Chargualaf Jr D Population 2020 1 Total2 317Time zoneUTC 10 ChST Inalahan VillageU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtSaint Joseph Church in Inalahan ca 1944 1947LocationGuam Highway 4Area49 acres 20 ha Built1901 1901 ArchitectCruz Jose Duena Luttrull A I NRHP reference No 77001569 2 Added to NRHPNovember 7 1977 Historical population CensusPop Note 19601 730 19701 8979 7 19802 0598 5 19902 46919 9 20003 05223 6 20102 273 25 5 20202 3171 9 Source 1 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Populated places 5 Notable residents 6 Government 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe 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 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places The village s population has increased slightly since the island s 2010 census 1 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 The municipality of Inalahan includes the community of Malojloj in the hills north of the central village Malojloj and Inalahan each celebrate separate village fiestas Many residents from the Malojloj section of Inalahan claim themselves to be a separate village seeing as they celebrate different fiestas and they have their own land boundary In Southern Guam it is easily recognisable as to what part is proper to Inalahan and what is proper to Malojloj The Dandan region of Malojloj was the site of a NASA Apollo tracking station and is the current the site of the Layon Municipal Sanitary Landfill for Guam replacing the Ordot Dump The Landfill was opposed immensely by the residents of the village as well as many environmentalists but the government of Guam overruled them 3 On April 9 2021 Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed Bill 60 into law which changed the official name of the village of Inarajan to Inalahan 4 Demographics editThe U S Census Bureau counts the following census designated places in Inalahan Inarajan 5 and Malojloj 6 Education editGuam Public School System serves the island Inarajan Elementary School and Inarajan Middle School are in Inalahan Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village 7 Inarajan High School formerly located in Inalahan closed in 1997 8 In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity DoDEA Inalahan is in the school attendance zone for McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School while Guam High School is the island s sole DoDEA high school No DoDEA school buses go to Inalahan 9 Populated places editAsagas MalojlojNotable residents editFormer Vice Speaker David L G ShimizuGovernment editName Party Term begin Term end Notes Mayor of Inalahan Jamie D S Paulino Democratic January 5 1981 1988 Late honorable Jaime D S Paulino served as president of Mayor s Council of Guam He was also a survivor of the Japanese occupation of Guam and once the chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam Edward C Crisostomo N A 1988 1988 He was appointed by Governor of Guam Eddie C Paulino 1988 January 2 1989 Juan C Cruz Republican January 2 1989 January 4 1993 Jesse L G Perez Democratic January 4 1993 January 1 2001 Franklin M Taitague Republican January 1 2001 January 7 2013 Doris F Lujan Democratic January 7 2013 January 4 2021 Election in office 10 Anthony P Chargualaf Jr January 4 2021 presentReferences edit a b c Population of Guam 2010 and 2020 U S Census Bureau National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Author unknown Opinions mixed on GRRP s landfill plans KUAM April 2 2009 http www kuam com story 11218519 opinions mixed on grrps landfill plans Sablan Jerick Inalahan is now the official name of southern village Pacific Daily News Retrieved 9 April 2021 2010 CENSUS CENSUS BLOCK MAP Inarajan CDP GU PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved 2020 10 09 See Inarajan muny 2010 CENSUS CENSUS BLOCK MAP Malojloj CDP GU PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved 2020 10 09 See Inarajan muny Guam s Public High Schools Guam Public School System Accessed September 8 2008 Guam Department of Education DoDEA Guam School Boundaries and Bus Transportation Zones Military Morale Welfare and Recreation Guam Retrieved 2023 07 07 Guam Election Commission Official 2012 General Election Results Archived 2016 12 30 at the Wayback Machine Hagatna 2013 Rogers Robert F 1995 Destiny s Landfall A History of Guam University of Hawai i Press ISBN 0 8248 1678 1External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inalahan Guam Inalahan Guam at Guam Portal Pacific Worlds 2003 Inalahan Map from PDN 13 16 32 N 144 44 36 E 13 27556 N 144 74333 E 13 27556 144 74333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inalahan Guam amp oldid 1164124251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
