Villages of Guam Songsong Guåhan (Chamorro) | |
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Category | County equivalent |
Location | Guam |
Number | 19 |
Populations | 647 (Umatac) – 44,908 (Dededo) |
Areas | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km2) (Sinajana) – 35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2) (Yigo) |
Government |
The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages.[1] Each village is governed by an elected mayor. Village populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 40,000. In the 2020 census, the total population of Guam was 153,836.[2] Each municipality,[3] known as an "election district" by the United States Census Bureau, is counted as a county equivalent by the Census Bureau for statistical purposes.[4]