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Talo'fo'fo, formerly Talofofo, is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the smaller coastal community below the cliff is known as Ipan.
Talo'fo'fo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Talo'fo'fo within the Territory of Guam. | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vicente S. Taitague (D) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,550 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (ChST) |
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 1,352 | — | |
| 1970 | 1,935 | 43.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,006 | 3.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,310 | 15.2% | |
| 2000 | 3,215 | 39.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,050 | −5.1% | |
| 2020 | 3,550 | 16.4% | |
| Source:[1] | |||
The village contains two golf courses. Other tourist attractions include Jeff's Pirate's Cove Restaurant and Museum, Talofofo Caves, Talofofo Falls Resort Park, Ipan Beach Resort and a Talofofo River boat cruise to an ancient Chamorro village. Japanese holdout from World War II Shoichi Yokoi was discovered by Jesus Duenas and Manuel DeGracia near Talo'fo'fo on January 24, 1972.[2] A recreation of his hide out cave is included at the Talofofo Falls Resort Park.
The village is located south of Yona and north of Inarajan.
Demographics
The U.S. Census Bureau counts the following census-designated places in the municipality: Talofofo,[3] and Ipan.[4]
Education
Guam Public School System serves the island.
Talofofo Elementary School serves elementary school students. Southern High School in Santa Rita serves the village.[5]
Notre Dame High School, a Catholic high school, is in Talo'fo'fo.[6]
Government
| Mayor of Talo'fo'fo | |||
| Name | Party | Term begin | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman L.G. Quinata | Republican | January 1, 1973 | January 5, 1981 |
| Tito A. Mantanona | January 5, 1981 | January 6, 1997 | |
| Vicente S. Taitague (1st Term) | Democratic | January 6, 1997 | January 1, 2001 |
| Anthony D. Leon Guerrero | January 1, 2001 | January 3, 2005 | |
| Pedro "Pete" D. Paulino | Republican | January 3, 2005 | January 5, 2009 |
| Vicente S. Taitague (2nd Term) | Democratic | January 5, 2009 | present |
Gallery
Talofofo Caves
Notre Dame High School
See also
- Villages of Guam
References and notes
- Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Shoichi Yokoi, police transcripts Archived 2007-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, ns.gov.gu
- "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Talofofo CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ipan CDP, GU" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- "Guam's Public High Schools Archived May 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.
- "Contact Us." Notre Dame High School, Inc. Retrieved on October 25, 2010. "Mailing Address: 480 S. San Miguel Street Talofofo, Guam 96915."
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- [en] Talo'fo'fo, Guam
[ru] Талофофо
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