Malesso
Malesso' is the southernmost village in the United States territory of Guam. Cocos Island is a part of the municipality. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Merizo Bell Tower
Park
The Merizo Bell Tower, on Guam Highway 4 in Merizo, Guam, 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.
Merizo Conbento
Building
The Merizo Conbento is a historic building on Guam Route 4 in Merizo, Guam. Built in 1856, it is the oldest known occupied building on the island. It is a two-story concrete and ifil-wood structure with a gabled corrugated-metal roof, and a large set of concrete stairs leading to the main level above a raised basement.
Cocos Island
Islet
Cocos Island is an island 1 mile off the southern tip of the United States territory of Guam, located within the Merizo Barrier Reef, part of the municipality of Malesso'. Cocos Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Malesso.
Malesso
- Category: village of Guam
- Location: Merizo Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Merizo Bell Tower 1919 and JP Faha Massacre Site 1944 WW2.
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