Chalan Pago-Ordot, Guam

Chalan Pago-Ordot (Chamorro: Chalan Pågu-Otdot) is a municipality in the United States territory of Guam, containing the villages of Chalan-Pago and Ordot. It is located in the eastern-central part of the island and is part of the Kattan (Eastern) District. The village's population has increased slightly following the island's 2000 census.[3]

Chalan Pago-Ordot
Chalan Pågu-Otdot
Village
Flag
Location of Chalan Pago-Ordot within the Territory of Guam.
CountryUnited States
TerritoryGuam
Government
 • MayorJessy "Jess" Cruz Gogue (D)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total6,822
 • Ethnic groups
(as of 2,000[2]) 90% Chamorro Micronesian
Time zoneUTC+10 (ChST)
Village FlowerPink Catharanthus roseus / Chichirica
Hibiscus tiliaceus / Pago
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19601,835—
19702,93159.7%
19803,1206.4%
19904,45142.7%
20005,92333.1%
20106,82215.2%
Source:[1]

Etymology

Pågu is the Chamorro word for the wild tree Hibiscus tiliaceus,[4] while "chalan"' means "road". The name Chalan Pago is named after the path from Hagåtña to the Spanish village at Pago Bay. Ordot comes from the word otdot, or ant.

In World War II, the Japanese used the area as a supply depot during their occupation of the island. Ordot is also the site of the controversial Ordot Landfill, first constructed by the U.S. Navy, but now full and in violation of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.[5]

Demographics

The U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple census-designated places: Chalan-Pago,[6] and Ordot.[7]

Education

The Guam Public School System serves the island.

Ordot/Chalan Pago Elementary School and Agueda Johnston Middle School are located in Chalan-Pago-Ordot. Johnston is located in Ordot; originally it was named George Washington Junior High School.[8] George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village as a secondary school.[9]

Father Dueñas Memorial School is in the area.[10]

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School was open 2008-2015.

Government
Commissioner of Chalan Pago-Ordot
Name Term begin Term end
Francisco L.G. Valenzuela 1956 1964
Thomas B. Anderson 1964 1969
Francisco C. Carbullido 1969 January 1, 1973
Mayor of Chalan Pago-Ordot
Name Party Term begin Term end
Francisco C. Carbullido Republican January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977
Vicente S. San Nicolas Democratic January 3, 1977 January 6, 1997
Rossanna D. San Miguel January 6, 1997 January 1, 2001
Vicente I. Aguon January 1, 2001 January 3, 2005
Pedro I. Borja Republican January 3, 2005 January 5, 2009
Jessy C. Gogue Democratic January 5, 2009 present

See also
  • Agueda Johnston Middle School
  • Lt. Lisa Braun of U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, hands a toy to a Chalan Pago-Ordot child displaced following Super Typhoon Pongsona during a Christmas holiday event held for the children

References
  1. "2010 Guam Statistical Yearbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-23. (4.3 MB), (rev. 2011)
  2. Census.gov
  3. Hart, Therese (August 26, 2011). "Guam Population slightly up, latest census says". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  4. Comfsm.fm
  5. Clynt Ridgell (December 2, 2006). "Senators comment on Ordot dump's environmental impacts". Kuam.
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chalan Pago CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09. - See "Chalan-Pago-Ordot muny"
  7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Ordot CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09. - Pages 1 and 2
  8. "Welcome to Agueda I. Johnston Middle School." Agueda I. Johnston Middle School. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  9. "Guam's Public High Schools Archived 2006-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
  10. "Home". Father Dueñas Memorial School. Retrieved 2020-10-09. 119 Dueñas Lane Chalan Pago, Guam 96910
  • Ordot 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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