Yona ( ch, Yoʼña ) is a village in the

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History

Yona was historically a farming community but today is mostly residential. During

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, the

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ese forced the indigenous

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to march from camps in northern Guam to prison camps in Yona shortly before the Americans liberated the island. Japanese tanks in the area near the Segua River serve as reminders of the war. Today, the LeoPalace Resort is located in the Manenggon Hills. The LeoPalace Resort is also used for

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Geography

The village of Yona has an area of and is located on the eastern side of Guam between

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and Togcha River. The village center is located above the cliffs between

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and Ylig Bay. Residential areas of Baza Gardens and Windward Hills are located to the south. The

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recognizes two

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in the municipality: Yona, and Windward Hills.

Sites of interest

Sigua Falls Sigua can mean: * Tengiz Sigua * Sigua (vegetable) * Sigua River, in Guam * Sigua Falls, in Guam * Sigua, in Siguatepeque Siguatepeque () is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. The city has a population of 73, ...

* Tarzan Falls * Taga'chang Beach Park * Windward Hills Golf Course * Country Club of the Pacific Golf Course * LeoPalace Resort Country Club

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

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serves the island. Manuel U. Lujan Elementary School in Yona and Inarajan Middle School in Inarajan serve Yona. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village.Guam's Public High Schools
." ''Guam Public School System''. Accessed September 8, 2008.

Private schools

Guam Adventist Academy Guam Adventist Academy (GAA) is a K-12 private school run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Guam and the Seventh-day Adventist Guam Micronesia Mission,St.Francis Catholic School is located in Yona.

Public libraries

Guam Public Library System Guam Public Library System (Chamoru: Sisteman Laibirihan Pupbleko Guåhan) is the public library system of the United States territory of Guam. The main library is the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library at 254 Martyr Street in the village of Hag� ...

operates the Yona Library at 265 Sister Mary Eucharita Drive.

Notable people

Ken Joe Ada Ken Joe Ma'anao Ada (September 28, 1982 – February 18, 2020), often nicknamed Kenjo, was a Guamanian politician, retired merchant marine, and a member of the Republican Party of Guam. Early life On September 28, 1982, Ada was born in Gua ...

- Politician. Mayor of Yona * Frank B. Aguon Jr. - Politician. Senator *

Pedo Terlaje Jose Toves "Pedo" Terlaje (September 23, 1946 – January 2023) was a Guamanian politician. Terlaje served as a senator in the Guam LegislatureGuam Legislature''Senators'' Hagatna, Guam. and Chairperson of the Committee on Public Safety, Border S ...

- Politician. Senator * Therese M. Terlaje - Politician. Senator and Speaker.

Government

References

* Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press.

External links

Yona Guam
at Guam Portal

Guampedia, Guam's Online Encyclopedia Yona Village

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