Santa Rita, Guam

Santa Rita, Guam

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = Village
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Guam
subdivision_type2 =
subdivision_name2 =
timezone=ChST
utc_offset=+10
unit_pref=Imperial
map_caption =Location of Santa Rita within the Territory of Guam.
latd= |latm= |lats= |latNS=
longd= |longm= |longs= |longEW=
elevation_ft =
official_name = Santa Rita


area_total_sq_mi =
population_total = 7500|population_footnotes=
population_as_of = 2000 [http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn174.html]
population_blank1 =
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name = Joe Wesley
Mayor_since =
leader_name1 =
blank_info = Santa Rita is a village located on the Southwest Coast of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. According to the 2000 census it has a population of 7,500, down from 11,857 in 1990.Fact|date=September 2008

Prior to World War II, the village of Sumay occupied the Orote Peninsula within the municipality, but was destroyed and abandoned. In its place the Americans built a Naval Station. The peninsula forms the southern boundary of Apra Harbor.

Education

Guam Public School System serves Santa Rita.

The village contains Harry S. Truman Elementary School and Southern High School; both schools serve Santa Rita." [http://www.gdoe.net/ci/high_sch_crse_desc/guam_PHS.pdf Guam's Public High Schools] ." "Guam Public School System". Accessed September 8, 2008.] Oceanview Middle School in Agat serves middle school residents. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060222192437/http://www.lk4kids.com/school+links.htm]

In addition, Commander William C. McCool Elementary/Middle School (Originally Guam South Elementary/Middle School), operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, is located in the Apra Heights area of Santa Rita. [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12381] [http://www.mwrguam.com/images/pdfs/80.pdf]

See also

* Villages of Guam

References and external links

* [http://www.guamportal.com/villages/Santa_Rita_Guam.html Santa Rita Guam] at Guam Portal
* Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
* [http://www.guampdn.com/communities/maps/index.html PDN Village Maps]
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