Aua
Aūa is a village on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is located along American Samoa Highway 001, and is the southern terminus of American Samoa Highway 006.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,550 residents
- Description: village in American Samoa
- Also known as: “`Ava Point”, “Aua, American Samoa”, and “ʻAūa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Park of American Samoa and Rainmaker Mountain.
National Park of American Samoa
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
National Park of American Samoa is in the US territory of American Samoa. The Samoan village leaders and the US Congress have set aside the finest samples of these islands' land and seascapes as a national park.
Rainmaker Mountain
Peak
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainmaker Mountain is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor.
Breakers Point Naval Guns
Protected area
The Breakers Point Naval Guns are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. It consists of two 6-inch Mark 8 Model 2 naval guns, mounted on circular concrete platforms about 200-foot above sea level at the end of Papatele Ridge, which flanks the east side of Pago Pago Harbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afono and Atuʻu, American Samoa.
Afono
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afono is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa.
Atuʻu, American Samoa
Village
Atuʻu is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor, close to the capital, Pago Pago. Atuʻu is the location of two tuna canneries, the main employers in American Samoa.
Vatia
Village
Photo: Eddy23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vatia is a village on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is a north shore village located on Vatia Bay. The road to Vatia, American Samoa Highway 006, is the only road going through National Park of American Samoa.
Aua
- Category: locality
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.2697° or 14° 16′ 11″ southLongitude
-170.66397° or 170° 39′ 50″ westPopulation
1,550Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
52QFP8JP+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 12857195281OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5880828Wikidata ID
Q609232
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aua” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aūa”
- Chinese: “奧阿 (美屬薩摩亞)”
- Chinese: “奧阿”
- Dutch: “Aua, American Samoa”
- Italian: “Aua”
- Polish: “Aūa”
- Swedish: “Aūa”
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Notable Places Nearby
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