Agana Heights, Guam

Agana Heights (Chamorro: Tutuhan) is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island. The United States Naval Hospital is located in this largely residential village.

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19603,210—
19703,156−1.7%
19803,2844.1%
19903,64611.0%
20003,9408.1%
20103,808−3.4%
Source:[1]
Agana Heights
Tutuhan
Village
Flag
Location of Agana Heights within the Territory of Guam.
CountryUnited States
TerritoryGuam
Government
 • MayorPaul M. McDonald (R)
Population
 (2010[1])
 • Total3,808
Time zoneUTC+10 (ChST)
ZIP code
96919[2]
Village FlowerBougainvillea spectabilis
Puti Tai Nobio

Demographics

The U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple census-designated places: Agana Heights,[3] and U.S. Naval Hospital.[4]

Education
View from Santa Agueda, Agana Heights

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.[5] George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village.[6] In addition, Department of Defense Education Activity operates Guam High School in Agana Heights. The Guam Adventist Academy was located in the village until it moved into its current Yona campus, which the institution secured in 1963.[7]

Notable residents

Government
Commissioner of Agana Heights
Name Term begin Term end
Beldad S. Santos 1944 1946
Anselmo Garrido 1946 1953
Juan L. Pangelinan 1956 1969
Juan E. Garcia 1969 January 1, 1973
Mayor of Agana Heights
Name Party Term begin Term end
Juan E. Garcia Republican January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977
Frank M. Portusach Democratic January 3, 1977 January 4, 1993
Paul M. McDonald Republican January 4, 1993 present

See also

References
  1. "2010 Guam Statistical Yearbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-23. (4.3 MB), (rev. 2011)
  2. "Agana Heights Zipcode". Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Agana Heights CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09. - See "Agana Heights muny"
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Naval Hospital CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20060222192437/http://www.lk4kids.com/school%2Blinks.htm
  6. "Guam's Public High Schools." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
  7. "About Us Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Guam Adventist Academy. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
  8. Sablan, Jerick (2014-07-10). "Former Guam Governor Officially Enters Gubernatorial Race". Pacific Daily News. East–West Center. Retrieved 2014-11-02.


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