Umatak ( Eng. Umatac , Chamor. Humåtak ) is a village on the island of Guam .
| Village | |
| Umatak | |
|---|---|
| English Umatac | |
| A country |  USA |
| Region | Guam |
| The mayor | Johnny A. Quinata |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 10 , in summer UTC + 11 |
| Population | |
| Population | 782 people ( 2010 ) |
| Official language | [[ English , chamorro ]] |
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History
Before the Spaniards arrived on the island, the area north of the village was considered sacred. According to the legends of the Chamorro people, it was there that the first people appeared. This place was used by natives for festivities. In 1521, the Portuguese traveler Ferdinand Magellan visited the village during his circumnavigation . Adelantado Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565 arrived in the Umataki Gulf where he declared the island of Guam the possession of the Spanish king . In the XVII century , a Catholic mission was built in Umatak, where local residents were converted to Christianity . Two forts were built near the village. The ruins of Fort San Jose have survived to the present day and are included in the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Guam was captured by the United States . Under US control, the small village began to expand.
Description
The village of Umatak is located in the southwestern part of the island of Guam on the shores of Umatak Bay. The population of the village, according to the 2010 census, is 782 people [1] . There is a dynamic decrease in the number of people compared to 2000 , when 887 people lived in the village.