Chalan Pago-Ordot () is a village in the United States territory of Guam, containing the communities of Chalan Pago and Ordot. It is located in the eastern-central part of the island and is part of the Kattan (Eastern) District. The village's population has increased slightly since the island's 2010 census.

Etymology Pågu is the Chamorro word for the wild tree Hibiscus tiliaceus,Comfsm.fm while "chålan"' means "road". The name Chalan Pago is named after the path from Hagåtña to the Spanish village at Pago Bay. Ordot comes from the word otdot, or ant.

In World War II, the Japanese used the area as a supply depot during their occupation of the island. Ordot is also the site of the controversial Ordot Landfill, first constructed by the U.S. Navy in the 1940s, but now full and in violation of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. It was added to the National Priorities List in 1983 by the EPA, with the Navy as a potential contributor to it. The landfill was forced closed in 2011 and Guam agreed to pay for remediation of the surrounding area atop implemented a cap on the landfill from a prior 2004 consent decree. Guam had been able to successfully initiate action to recover a portion of the estimated costs for this cleanup from the US government as a result of the Supreme Court case Guam v. United States in 2021.

Demographics The U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality in multiple census-designated places: Chalan Pago, - See "Chalan-Pago-Ordot muny" and Ordot. - Pages 1 and 2

Education

The Guam Public School System serves the island. Ordot/Chalan Pago Elementary School and Agueda Johnston Middle School are located in Chalan-Pago-Ordot. Johnston is located in Ordot; originally it was named George Washington Junior High School."Welcome to Agueda I. Johnston Middle School." Agueda I. Johnston Middle School. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. George Washington High School in Mangilao serves the village as a secondary school."Guam's Public High Schools ." Guam Public School System. Accessed September 8, 2008.

In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Chalan Pago-Ordot is divided between two school transportation zones. People living north of Guam Highway 4 are zoned to Andersen Elementary and Andersen Middle School, while people living south of Guam Highway 4 are zoned to McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School. Guam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school.

Father Dueñas Memorial School is in the area. St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School was open 2008–2015.

Government Commissioner of Chalan Pago-Ordot Name Term begin Term end Francisco L.G. Valenzuela 1956 1964 Thomas B. Anderson 1964 1969 Francisco C. Carbullido 1969 January 1, 1973

Mayor of Chalan Pago-Ordot Name Party Term begin Term end Francisco C. Carbullido Republican January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977 Vicente S. San Nicolas Democratic January 3, 1977 January 6, 1997 Rossanna D. San Miguel January 6, 1997 January 1, 2001 Vicente I. Aguon January 1, 2001 January 3, 2005 Pedro I. Borja Republican January 3, 2005 January 5, 2009 Jessy C. Gogue Democratic January 5, 2009 January 4, 2025 Wayne S.N. Santos January 4, 2025 present

See also Villages of Guam

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