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American Samoa
Western District

Poloa

Poloa is a village in . It is located at the west side of in the Alataua District. The village has 193 residents in 2010. The main denominations in the area are Methodist and Christian.
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  • Type: Village with 130 residents
  • Description: village in American Samoa
  • Also known as: “Poloa, American Samoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poloa Defensive Fortifications and Atauloma Girls School.

Protected area
The are a set of historic military structures on the island of in . Consisting of three concrete pillboxes along the beach, these fortifications were built by American Marines as part of a system of defenses against a feared Japanese amphibious invasion of Samoa during the early part of World War II.

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 opened it in 1900 as the second secondary school on Tutuila, and the first to admit girls. is situated 2 miles east of Poloa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ʻĀmanave and Faʻilolo, American Samoa.

Village
ʻAmanave is a on the coast of Tutuila Island, . It is located close to the island's western tip, , and to the south of the village of Poloa.

Village
Faʻilolo is a in the far west of Tutuila Island, . It is located just south of ʻAmanave, close to the island's westernmost point, . It is located in Lealataua County.

Village
is a on the southwest coast of Tutuila Island, . It is located close to 'Amanave, not far from the island's western tip. It is located in Lealataua County.

Poloa

Latitude
-14.31922° or 14° 19′ 9″ south
Longitude
-170.83186° or 170° 49′ 55″ west
Population
130
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
52QFM5J9+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2335555989
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5881622
Wiki­data ID
Q3907661
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Poloa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Poloa”
  • Chinese: “波洛亞”
  • Dutch: “Poloa, American Samoa”
  • Greek: “Πολόα”
  • Italian: “Poloa”
  • Persian: “پولوآ، آمریکن ساموآ”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پولوآ، آمریکن ساموآ”
  • Swedish: “Poloa”

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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 “Poloa”. Photo: Fogāmaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.