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American Samoa
Western District

Taputimu

Taputimu is a village in southwestern Island in . It is the nearest village to the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, although the main access is from the neighboring village of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 741 residents
  • Description: human settlement in United States of America
  • Also known as: “Taputim” and “Taputimu, American Samoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fagalele Boys 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leone and Amaluia.

Village
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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is a on the southwest coast of Tutuila Island, . It is located between and 'Amanave. It is located in Lealataua County. is situated 2 miles northwest of Taputimu.

Village
is a in the southwest of Tutuila Island, . It is located seven miles inland, southwest of Pago Pago, between the villages of Futiga and Vaitogi. is situated 2 miles east of Taputimu.

Taputimu

Latitude
-14.35405° or 14° 21′ 15″ south
Longitude
-170.77347° or 170° 46′ 25″ west
Population
741
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
52QFJ6WG+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12857195295
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5881168
Wiki­data ID
Q3981012
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Taputimu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Taputimu”
  • Chinese: “塔普蒂姆”
  • Dutch: “Taputim”
  • Irish: “Taputim”
  • Italian: “Taputimu”
  • Polish: “Taputimu”
  • Swedish: “Taputimu”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tualatai Plain and Fagatele Bay Unit - National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

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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 “Taputimu”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.