Luma

Lumā is a village on the northwest coast of in , south of the village of Taʻū and north of Siʻufaga. The last Tui Manuʻa is buried in Lumā.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village on the island of Taʻū, part of American Samoa
  • Also known as: Luma, American Samoa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tau Airport and Tui Manu’a Graves Monument.

Ruins
was a privately owned, private-use located 1.6 kilometers southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in , an unincorporated territory of the .

Protected area
The Tui Manu'a Graves Monument is a funerary marker and grave site on the island Ta'u, the largest island of the Manu'a group in . It is located northwest of the junction of Ta'u Village and Ta'u Island Roads on the west side of the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ta’u and Faleasao.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the in and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.

Village
Faleāsao is a in . Administratively, it is located in Faleāsao County, , on the northern shore of . It is divided into two sub-villages: Siʻuaʻi, consisting of the eastern half; and Tufulele, consisting of the western half.

Luma

Latitude
-14.2277° or 14° 13′ 40″ south
Longitude
-169.5156° or 169° 30′ 56″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
52QGQFCM+WQ
Geo­Names ID
7268013
Wiki­data ID
Q3840591
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Italian—“Luma” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: Luma
  • Cebuano: Luma
  • Cebuano: Village of Luma
  • French: Luma
  • German: Luma
  • Indonesian: Luma, American Samoa
  • Indonesian: Luma, Samoa Amerika
  • Indonesian: Luma
  • Italian: Luma

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