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Hagåtña (həgŭt`nyă) or Agaña (ägä`nyä), city (1990 pop. 4,785), capital of the island of Guam Guam (gwäm), Chamorro Guåhan, ..... Click the link for more information. , W Pacific, in the Mariana Islands. It is the administrative center of Guam, and many of the city's economic activities are related to the provision of goods and services to the large U.S. military bases on the island. Tourism, especially from Japan, also is a major industry. Completely destroyed in World War II, Hagåtña was subsequently rebuilt. Formerly known as Agaña, the name of the city was officially changed to its Chamorro form in 1998. Hagåtñaor AganaTown (pop., 2000: 1,122), capital of Guam. It lies on Guam's western coast on Hagåtña Bay. It had a population of 10,000 in 1940, when it was completely destroyed in World War II, and it has come back slowly. Nearby Latte Stone Park features pillars (latte stones) that supported houses of the prehistoric Latte culture. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Skibola CF, Forrest MS, Coppede F, Agana L, Hubbard A, Smith MT, et
al. VS-21 made two more WESTPAC deployments with the Guardian,
operating variously from Cape Esperance, Bairoko, Bataan (CVL 29), and
Point Cruz (CVE 119), as well as NAS Agana, Guam. Femi Agana, one of few female carpenters in the metropolitan
region, a member of Local 608, and a fellow student of project
management at the Mechanics Institute, said, "Today's workshop
shed some light on the complicated process of certification. |
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