Polynesia
American Samoa
Eastern District

Afono

Afono is a on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, . One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the .
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  • Type: Village with 327 residents
  • Description: village in United States of America
  • Also known as: “Afono, American Samoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Park of American Samoa and Rainmaker Mountain.

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is in the US territory of . The Samoan village leaders and the US Congress have set aside the finest samples of these islands' land and seascapes as a national park.

Peak
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name of a mountain located near on Tutuila Island. traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor.

Protected area
The consist of a pair of concrete pillboxes on the shores of Masefau Bay on the island of in the United States territory of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vatia and Aʻumi, American Samoa.

Village
Photo: Eddy23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on in . It is a north shore village located on Bay. The road to , American Samoa Highway 006, is the only road going through . is situated 1½ miles west of Afono.

Village
Aʻumi is a on the central south coast of Tutuila Island, . It is located to the east of and west of Alega. Fatutoʻaga Rock is an islet which lies outside Lauliʻi near Aumi. is situated 2 miles south of Afono.

Village
Atuʻu is a on Tutuila Island, . It is located on the coast of , close to the capital, Pago Pago. Atuʻu is the location of two tuna canneries, the main employers in American Samoa. is situated 2½ miles west of Afono.

Afono

Latitude
-14.25906° or 14° 15′ 33″ south
Longitude
-170.65265° or 170° 39′ 10″ west
Population
327
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
52QFP8RW+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2335518566
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5880755
Wiki­data ID
Q1773804
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Afono” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Āfono”
  • Chinese: “阿福諾”
  • Dutch: “Afono”
  • French: “Afono”
  • Italian: “Afono”
  • Persian: “آفونو”
  • Polish: “Afono”
  • Russian: “Афоно”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آفونو”
  • Swedish: “Āfono”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Afono”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.