Chalan Pago-Ordot (Chamorro: Chålan Pågu-Otdot) is a village in the United States territory of Guam, containing the communities 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 since the island's 2010 census.[2]
Chalan Pago-Ordot
Chålan Pågu-Otdot | |
|---|---|
 Location of Chalan Pago-Ordot within the Territory of Guam. | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jessy "Jess" Cruz Gogue (D) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 7,064 |
| • Ethnic groups | (as of 2,000[1]) 90% Chamorro Micronesian |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (ChST) |
| Village Flower | Pink Catharanthus roseus / Chichirica Hibiscus tiliaceus / Pago |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,835 | — | |
| 1970 | 2,931 | 59.7% | |
| 1980 | 3,120 | 6.4% | |
| 1990 | 4,451 | 42.7% | |
| 2000 | 5,923 | 33.1% | |
| 2010 | 6,822 | 15.2% | |
| 2020 | 7,064 | 3.5% | |
| Source:[2] | |||
Etymology
editPågu is the Chamorro word for the wild tree Hibiscus tiliaceus,[3] while "chålan"' 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 in the 1940s, but now full and in violation of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.[4] It was added to the National Priorities List in 1983 by the EPA, with the Navy as a potential contributor to it. The landfill was forced closed in 2011 and Guam agreed to pay for remediation of the surrounding area atop implemented a cap on the landfill from a prior 2004 consent decree.[5] Guam had been able to successfully initiate action to recover a portion of the estimated $160 million costs for this cleanup from the US government as a result of the Supreme Court case Guam v. United States in 2021.[6]
Demographics
editThe U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple census-designated places: Chalan Pago,[7] and Ordot.[8]
Education
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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.[9] George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village as a secondary school.[10]
In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Chalan Pago-Ordot is divided between two school transportation zones. People living north of Guam Highway 4 are zoned to Andersen Elementary and Andersen Middle School, while people living south of Guam Highway 4 are zoned to McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School. Guam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school.[11]
Father Dueñas Memorial School is in the area.[12] St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School was open 2008–2015.
Government
edit| 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 |
| Wayne S.N. Santos | January 6, 2025 | elect | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Census.gov
- ^ a b c Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ Comfsm.fm
- ^ Clynt Ridgell (December 2, 2006). "Senators comment on Ordot dump's environmental impacts". Kuam.
- ^ King, Pamela; Crunden, E.A. (April 23, 2021). "Military's mess sparks Guam Superfund battle". E&E News. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Percival, Robert (May 24, 2021). "Unanimous court revives Guam's Superfund claim against U.S. Navy". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chalan Pago CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09. - See "Chalan-Pago-Ordot muny"
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Ordot CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09. - Pages 1 and 2
- ^ "Welcome to Agueda I. Johnston Middle School." Agueda I. Johnston Middle School. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
- ^ "Guam's Public High Schools Archived 2006-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
- ^ "DoDEA Guam School Boundaries and Bus Transportation Zones". Military Morale, Welfare and Recreation Guam. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "Home". Father Dueñas Memorial School. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
119 Dueñas Lane Chalan Pago, Guam 96910
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