Malesso

Malesso' is the southernmost village in the territory of . is a part of the municipality. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,150 residents
  • Description: village of Guam, a municipality in the United States territory
  • Also known as: “Maleso”, “Malesso, Guam”, “Merico”, “Merizo”, and “Merizo Village”
  • Postal codes: 96915 and 96916 PO BOX

Places of Interest

Highlights include Merizo Bell Tower and Merizo Conbento.

Park
The , on Guam Highway 4 in Merizo, , is a bell tower that was built in 1914 or 1919. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Building
The is a historic building on Guam Route 4 in Malesso on the of . Built in 1856, it is the oldest known, continually occupied building on the island.

Islet
is an island 1 mile off the southern tip of the territory of , located within the Merizo Barrier Reef, part of the municipality of Malesso'. is situated 2 miles southwest of Malesso.

Malesso

Latitude
13.26584° or 13° 15′ 57″ north
Longitude
144.66908° or 144° 40′ 9″ east
Population
2,150
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Open location code
7R567M89+8J
Geo­Names ID
4043399
Wiki­data ID
Q2482497
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Waray—“Malesso” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Merizo Municipality”
  • Chamorro: “Malesso‘”
  • Chamorro: “Malesso’”
  • Chamorro: “Malesso”
  • Chinese: “梅里佐”
  • Chinese: “馬利索”
  • Chinese: “马利索”
  • Czech: “Merizo”
  • Dutch: “Merizo”
  • French: “Merizo”
  • German: “Malesso”
  • Hebrew: “מריזו”
  • Italian: “Merizo”
  • Japanese: “メリッソ”
  • Persian: “مریزو”
  • Polish: “Merizo”
  • Portuguese: “Merizo”
  • Russian: “Меризо”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مریزو، قوام”
  • Spanish: “Malesso”
  • Spanish: “Merizo”
  • Swedish: “Merizo Municipality”
  • Swedish: “Merizo”
  • Ukrainian: “Меризо”
  • Urdu: “میریزو، گوام”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Merizo, Guam”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Merizo”

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Highlights include Merizo Bell Tower 1919 and JP Faha Massacre Site 1944 WW2.

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