HagåtñaCapital
Guam · Country profile
Hagåtña is the small capital of the island territory of Guam, a low-rise ceremonial and government town on the west coast of the island that holds the historic monuments, the royal foundations and the modern office towers of the whole country. Sitting at the mouth of one of the great natural harbours of the Pacific, it is the seat of the governor, the legislature and the court of the unincorporated United States territory, and it preserves the Spanish-era stones of the first colonial settlement alongside the war memorials and the latte parks of the Chamorro heritage. The capital is compact, quiet and easily walked, and the commercial life of the island flows through the nearby villages and the resorts of the coast. Small, historic and deeply American, Hagåtña is the graceful ceremonial heart of Guam.
About Hagåtña
Hagåtña is the capital of Guam. The city's documented population is around 1,051 people. For visitors from abroad, the local currency is the US Dollar (USD) and English and Chamorro are spoken; the dialling code is +1671. It is served by 1 airport in our guide: Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport.
The Small Capital of the Bay and the Latte Stones of the Square
Hagåtña is a compact, walkable capital where the government buildings, the historic monuments and the museums of the island sit within one green river-front district. The essential morning covers the legislative and the governor’s offices, the Dulce Nombre cathedral, the latte stone park and the splendid war-in-the-pacific museum, with the forts of the colonial era watching over the bay. The rest of the island, with the duty-free malls and the beach resorts, spreads around the capital in an easy circuit of the rental car. It is a quiet, orderly and deeply memorial town, and its role as the symbolic centre of the whole territory gives it a unique, sincere character.
The Trade Winds, the Typhoon Season and the Duty-Free Mall
The climate is tropical with the warm trade winds of the year, the wetter and the hotter months of the summer and the typhoon season of the late summer and the early autumn, when the flexible plans of the traveller help. The United States dollar is the currency, the English and the Chamorro the languages, and the rental car of the island is the essential way to explore the resorts and the villages of the territory. The capital’s museums, the beaches and the island circuits of the north and the south anchor the days. The national historical park of the war, the war-in-the-pacific museum, is the essential emotional stop of the whole island.
The Plaza, the Museum of the War and the Chamorro Villages
The Plaza of the old village of the capital, with the 158 metres of the great flag, the statue of the Father Duenas the bishop of the island and the open-air museum of the Chamorro villages, anchors the ceremonial heart of the town. The government buildings of the Agana Bay, the Dulce Nombre cathedral and the nearby forts of the Apra harbour complete the historic circuit of the capital. The museum of the Pacific war preserves the moving record of the battle of the island, and the latte stone parks and the Chamorro cultural museums of the surrounding villages, with their traditional houses and their craft of the island, complete the picture of the little capital of the deep Pacific territory.
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- Country
- Guam
- Population
- 1,051
- Coordinates
- 13.4834, 144.7966
- Capital
- Hagåtña
- Region
- Oceania
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Languages
- English, Chamorro
- Calling code
- +1671
- Country code
- GU
Getting to Hagåtña
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hagåtña the capital of Guam?
Yes — Hagåtña is the capital of Guam.
What currency do I need in Hagåtña?
The local currency is the US Dollar (USD). Languages spoken in Guam include English and Chamorro.
What is the dialling code for Guam?
The international dialling code for Guam is +1671.
Which airport should I fly into for Hagåtña?
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM) is the airport we list for Hagåtña.
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