Tamuning
| Tamuning Tamuneng |
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 Location of Tamuning within the Territory of Guam. |
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| Coordinates: 13°29′02″N 144°46′36″E / 13.48389°N 144.77667°ECoordinates: 13°29′02″N 144°46′36″E / 13.48389°N 144.77667°E | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louise C. Rivera (R) |
| • Vice Mayor | Kenneth C. Santos (R) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,685 |
| Time zone | ChST (UTC+10) |
Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon (Chamorro: Tamuneng) is a Municipality/ Town/ City or village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning can be viewed as the economic center of Guam, containing Tumon (the center of Guam's tourist industry), Harmon Industrial Park, and commercial districts in other parts of the municipality. Its central location along Marine Corps Drive (the island's main thoroughfare) has aided in its development.
Tamuning is the site of the access roads and the old passenger terminal of Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, the passenger airport for Guam.Fort Juan Muña, in Harmon, is a facility for the Guam Army National Guard.
The present and former locations of Guam Memorial Hospital, Guam's only civilian and government operated hospital, are in Tamuning. With Guam's only private birthing center also in the village, most modern civilian births on Guam take place in Tamuning.
Beside the tourist district of Tumon, Tamuning is home to the Guam Premier Outlets, one of three major shopping centers of the island. Continental Micronesia, a subsidiary of Continental Airlines, is headquartered in the old terminal building at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning. Continental Micronesia, with about 1,400 jobs, is Guam's largest single employer.
The Guam Department of Land Management and the Guam Economic Development Authority have its headquarters in the Guam International Trade Center (ITC) Building in Tamuning.
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