Capital City | Hagatna (Agana) |
Capital location | 13 28 N, 144 44 E |
Capital - history | Present name of island derived from the original name San Juan ("St. John"), distorted in local dialects to San Guam. Island first sighted by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan on St. Johns Day in 1521. |
Capital - time difference | UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |