Village of Faleasao

Faleāsao is a village in American Samoa. Administratively, it is located in Faleāsao County, Manuʻa District, on the northern shore of Taʻū Island. It is divided into two sub-villages: Siʻuaʻi, consisting of the eastern half; and Tufulele, consisting of the western half.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lata Mountain and Tau Airport.

Lata Mountain

Peak

Lata Mountain is the summit of the island of Taʻū in the Manuʻa Islands. The summit of Lata Mountain is the highest point in American Samoa. The easiest route up is a 2.5-mile trail maintained by the National Park Service. Lata Mountain is situated 2½ miles southeast of Village of Faleasao.

Tau Airport

Ruins

Tau Airport was a privately owned, private-use airport located 1.6 kilometers southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

Tui Manuʻa Graves Monument

Protected area

The Tui Manuʻa Graves Monument is a funerary marker and grave site on the island Taʻū, the largest island of the Manuʻa group in American Samoa. It is located northwest of the junction of Taʻū Village and Taʻū Island Roads on the west side of the island. Tui Manuʻa Graves Monument is situated 2 miles west of Village of Faleasao.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ta’u and Fitiuta.

Ta’u

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Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.

Fitiuta

Village

Fitiuta, also known as Fiti'uta or Maia, is a village on the northeast coast of Taʻū island, one of the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa. As of the 2010 United States census, it had a population of 153. Fitiuta is situated 4 miles east of Village of Faleasao.

Village of Faleasao

Type: Locality
Location: Faleasao County, Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-14.2195° or 14° 13′ 10″ south

Longitude

-169.4845° or 169° 29′ 4″ west

Elevation

620 feet (189 metres)

Open location code

52QGQGJ8+65

GeoNames ID

7268004

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