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Agana, Guam

Agana (actually pronounced Agaña) was the name of the capital of Guam until 1998, when the territorial legislature changed the name to Hagåtña to more closely match the Chamorro/Chamoru[?] pronunciation. According to the 2000 US Census, the village has a population of 1,100.

Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America.

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