Vatia
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.Photo: Eddy23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 460 residents
- Description: village in American Samoa, United States
- Also known as: “Vatia, American Samoa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Park of American Samoa and Old Vatia.
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.
Old Vatia
Protected area
Old Vatia is a prehistoric village site on the north side of Tutuila, the largest island of American Samoa. The site is located on the Faiga ridge, above the modern village of Vatia in the National Park of American Samoa.
Pola Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pola Island is an island just offshore from the village of Vatia on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is also known as Cockscomb. Pola Island is designated as part of the National Park American Samoa and is a popular tourist attraction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atuʻu, American Samoa and Anua.
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.
Anua
Village
Anua is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the capital Pago Pago, on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor. The term Pago Pago is often used for several settlements on Pago Pago Bay, including Anua, Lepua, Utulei, and others. Anua is situated 1½ miles southwest of Vatia.
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. Afono is situated 1½ miles east of Vatia.
Vatia
- Categories: human-geographic territorial entity and locality
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-14.25101° or 14° 15′ 4″ southLongitude
-170.67493° or 170° 40′ 30″ westPopulation
460Elevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
52QFP8XG+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2335555990OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5880881Wikidata ID
Q4009009
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Vatia” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓦蒂亞”
- Greek: “Βάτια”
- Italian: “Vatia”
- Japanese: “ヴァティア”
- Polish: “Vatia”
- Russian: “Ватиа”
- South Azerbaijani: “واتیا، آمریکان ساموا”
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