Western District

The Western District is one of the three primary divisions of . It consists of the western portion of Island. It has a land area of 74.781 km2 and contains 29 villages plus a part of Nuʻuuli village.
Wikipedia
  • Type: district of American Samoa with 32,400 residents
  • Description: district of American Samoa
  • Also known as: “Western District, American Samoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fagalele Boys School and Atauloma Girls School.

Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , in , is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is a church school built by the London Missionary Society, perhaps as early as 1850–1856, but before 1900. is situated 2 miles southwest of Western District.

Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a historic parochial school building in village on the island of in , United States. The London Missionary Society began construction in 1900, making it the second secondary school on Tutuila, and the first to admit girls. is situated 2½ miles west of Western District.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles east of Western District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tafuna and Leone.

Town
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is a in Tualauta County, Western District, . It is the most populous village in American Samoa, with a population of 7,988 according to the 2020 U.S. census. is situated 3 miles east of Western District.

Village
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is the second-largest city on Tutuila Island's west coast. The village is on the south-west coast of Tutuila Island, . was the ancient capital of Tutuila Island.

Village
is a in the west of Tutuila Island, . It is located inland from the village of Tafuna, in Tuālāuta County. Its name translates to "the home in the palm grove." Another translation is "House of coconuts".

Western District

Latitude
-14.3167° or 14° 19′ south
Longitude
-170.7667° or 170° 46′ west
Population
32,400
Elevation
1,237 feet (377 metres)
Open location code
52QFM6MM+88
Geo­Names ID
5880873
Wiki­data ID
Q2437227
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Western District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Western District”
  • Chinese: “西区 (美属萨摩亚)”
  • Chinese: “西区”
  • Dutch: “Western District”
  • French: “District de Western District”
  • French: “district occidental”
  • French: “District occidental”
  • Italian: “distretto Occidentale”
  • Italian: “Distretto Occidentale”
  • Japanese: “西地区 (アメリカ領サモア)”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt Zachodni”
  • Russian: “Западный округ”
  • Samoan: “Itumalo i Sisifo, Amerika Samoa”
  • Sinhala: “බටහිර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ඇමරිකානු සැමෝවා”
  • Slovenian: “Western District”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodni distrikt”
  • Spanish: “Western District”
  • Swedish: “Västra distriktet”
  • Tagalog: “Kanluraning Distrito”
  • Tatar: “Көнбатыш округы”
  • Turkish: “Batı Bölgesi, Amerikan Samoası”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Olotele Mountain and Lago Spring.

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