Agana Heights () is one of the nineteen villages in the
United States
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territory of
Guam
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. It is located in the hills south of
Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island.
United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.
Demographics
The
U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple
census-designated places
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
: Agana Heights, and
U.S. Naval Hospital.
Education
The village is served by the
Guam Public School System Agana Heights Elementary School is in Agana Heights. Jose Rios Middle School in
Piti serves sections of Agana Heights south of Tutujan Drive.
George Washington High School in
Mangilao serves the village.
[Guam's Public High Schools]
." ''Guam Public School System''. Accessed September 8, 2008.
In regards to the
Department of Defense Education Activity
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on beh ...
(DoDEA), Agana Heights is in the school transportation zone for McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School, while
Guam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school. Guam High School is in Agana Heights.
The
Guam Adventist Academy was located in the village until it moved into its current
Yona
The word Yona in Pali and the Prakrits, and the analogue Yavana in Sanskrit, were used in Ancient India to designate Greek speakers. "Yona" and "Yavana" are transliterations of the Greek word for "Ionians" (), who were probably the first Gr ...
campus, which the institution secured in 1963.
[About Us]
." Guam Adventist Academy. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
Notable residents
*
Carl Gutierrez – former
Governor of Guam (1995–2003)
*
Geri Gutierrez – former
First Lady of Guam (1995–2003)
[
* Paul M. McDonald – mayor of Agana Heights]New York Mets
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Government
See also
* Villages of Guam
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban villa ...
References
Census-designated places in Guam
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