Asan

Asan is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of . Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina.
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  • Type: Village with 860 residents
  • Description: village in the municipality of Asan-Maina, Guam
  • Also known as: Asan, Guam
  • Postal code: 96910

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Santa Agueda and Spanish bridge.

Fort
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, , dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. is situated 2 miles east of Asan.

Photo: Daderot, CC0.
The Agana is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in , during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam. is situated 2½ miles east of Asan.

Park
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of , was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. is situated 2½ miles east of Asan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agana Heights and Hagåtña.

Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
is one of the nineteen villages in the territory of . It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña, in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village. is situated 2 miles east of Asan.

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is the capital of . It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. is the seat of local government and one of the island's major commercial districts.

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, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, is a village located on the western shore of the territory of . The village of is the economic center of Guam, containing tourist center Tumon, Harmon Industrial Park, and other commercial districts.

Asan

Latitude
13.47215° or 13° 28′ 20″ north
Longitude
144.71657° or 144° 42′ 60″ east
Population
860
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
7R56FPC8+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5030411016
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7874393
Wiki­data ID
Q6385952
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Waray—“Asan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Asan-Maina Municipality
  • Chamorro: Assan
  • Dutch: Asan
  • French: Asan
  • German: Assan
  • Japanese: アサン・マイナ
  • Persian: آسان
  • Polish: Asan
  • Portuguese: Asan
  • Russian: Асан (Гуам)
  • Russian: Асан
  • South Azerbaijani: آسان، قوام
  • Spanish: Asán, Guam
  • Spanish: Asan
  • Swedish: Asan
  • Urdu: آسان، گوام
  • Waray (Philippines): Asan, Guam
  • Waray (Philippines): Asan

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Asan Community Center and Niño Perdido y Sagrada Familia Catholic Church.

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