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Tamuning, Guam

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Country
  
United States

Time zone
  
ChST (UTC+10)

Local time
  
Sunday 6:23 PM

Territory
  
Guam

Area
  
14.66 km²

Population
  
19,685 (2010)

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Weather
  
28°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 75% Humidity

Points of interest
  
UnderWater World Guam, Two Lovers Point, Tumon Beach, Gun Beach, Tagada Amusement Park

Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon (Chamorro: Tamuneng) is a municipality or village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning can be viewed as the economic center of Guam, containing Tumon (the center of Guam's tourist industry), Harmon Industrial Park, and commercial districts in other parts of the municipality. Its central location along Marine Corps Drive (the island's main thoroughfare) has aided in its development.

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Map of Tamuning, Guam

Tamuning is the site of the access roads and the old passenger terminal of Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, the passenger airport for Guam. Fort Juan Muña, in Harmon, is a facility for the Guam Army National Guard.

The present and former locations of Guam Memorial Hospital, Guam's only civilian and government operated hospital, are in Tamuning. With Guam's only private birthing center also in the village, most modern civilian births on Guam take place in Tamuning.

Economy

Beside the tourist district of Tumon, Tamuning is home to the Guam Premier Outlets, one of three major shopping centers of the island. Continental Micronesia, a subsidiary of Continental Airlines, is headquartered in the old terminal building at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning. Continental Micronesia, with about 1,400 jobs, is Guam's largest single employer.

Government of Guam

The Guam Department of Land Management and the Guam Economic Development Authority have its headquarters in the Guam International Trade Center (ITC) Building in Tamuning.

The Guam Power Authority has its headquarters in Harmon, Tamuning.

The Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse has its main facility in Tamuning, across from Guam Memorial Hospital.

U.S. federal government

The United States Postal Service operates the Tamuning Post Office at 143 Edward T. Calvo Memorial Parkway.

Public schools

Guam Public School System serves the island.

Public schools serving Tamuning:

  • Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School (Tamuning)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School (Tamuning)
  • Tamuning Elementary School (Tamuning)
  • Jose L. G. Rios Middle School (Piti)
  • John F. Kennedy High School (Tamuning)
  • Private schools

  • St. John's School
  • Saint Anthony Catholic School
  • Diplomacy

    Five countries maintain consulates in Tamuning. Except for the Korean consulate, the other four are all located in the landmark Guam ITC building at 590 South Marine Corps Drive.

  •  F.S. Micronesia (Suite 613B, ITC Building)
  •  Japan (Suite 604A, ITC Building)
  •  Palau (Suite 615B, ITC Building)
  •  Philippines (Suite 601A, ITC Building)
  •  South Korea (125C Tun Jose Camacho Street)
  • Mayor

  • Gregorio A. Calvo (1973–1985)
  • Alfredo C. Dungca (1985–1997)
  • Luis S.N. Herrero (1997–2001)
  • Concepcion "Connie" Duenas (2001–2005)
  • Francisco "Frank" C. Blas (2005–2013)
  • Louise C. Rivera (2013–present)
  • Vice Mayor

  • Maria S.N. Leon Guerrero (1973–1977)
  • Alfredo C. Dungca (1977–1985)
  • Peter S. Calvo (1985–1989)
  • Teresita C. Borja (1989–1997)
  • Concenpcion Duenas (1997–2001)
  • Nancy Leon Guerrero (2001–2005)
  • Louise C. Rivera (2005–2013)
  • Kenneth Santos (2013–present)
  • References

    Tamuning, Guam Wikipedia