Leloaloa, American Samoa
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LA | |
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Village | |
| Nickname: LA | |
  Leloaloa | |
| Coordinates: 14°16′06″S 170°40′35″W / 14.2682°S 170.6764°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  American Samoa |
| County | Maoputasi |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 365 |
Leloaloa is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located in Maoputasi County. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the village had a population of 448.[1]
The name of the village, Leloaloa, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “The Long".[2]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Population[3] |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 365 |
| 2010 | 448 |
| 2000 | 534 |
| 1990 | 412 |
| 1980 | 414 |
Notable people
[edit]- Uti Petelo, politician
- Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence
- Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao, politician
- Taeao Samuelu Tauanuu, first American Samoan chairman of the Methodist Church of Samoa.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Churchill, W. (1913). "Geographical Nomenclature of American Samoa". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 45(3), page 192. Retrieved on December 6, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.2307/199273.
- ^ "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF). American Samoa Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 155. ISBN 9829036022.
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