Tutuila

Tutuila is the most populous island in , and is home to its capital, , and principal airport. Tutuila is a fairly small and narrow island, measuring roughly 33 km across and little more than 3 mi from north to south at its widest point.
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Essential Destinations

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is the capital city of . In the Samoan language it is pronounced "Pahngo-Pahngo".

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Park of American Samoa and Matafao Peak.

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is in the US territory of . The Samoan village leaders and the US Congress have set aside the finest samples of these islands' land and seascapes as a national park.

Peak
is a mountain in , on the island of Tutuila. With an elevation of 2,142 feet, it is the highest peak on Tutuila Island. The mountain, like across , is a remnant of a volcanic plug and is part of the volcanic origins of the island.

Museum
The is a in Pago Pago dedicated to the culture and history of the territory of . It contains a collection of canoes, coconut-shell combs, pigs’ tusk armlets and native pharmacopoeia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fagatogo and Tafuna.

Village
is the downtown area of Pago Pago. Located in the low grounds at the foot of , it was the location of the first American settlement on Tutuila Island.

Town
is a in Tualauta County, Western District, . It is the most populous village in American Samoa, with a population of 7,988 according to the 2020 U.S. census.

Village
is a on Tutuila Island, . It is located close to the capital Pago Pago, on the coast of . The term Pago Pago is often used for several settlements on Pago Pago Bay, including , Lepua, , and others.

Tutuila

Latitude
-14.2863° or 14° 17′ 11″ south
Longitude
-170.696° or 170° 41′ 46″ west
Population
54,400
Open location code
52QFP873+FJ
Wiki­data ID
Q269205
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Tutuila” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: توتويلا
  • Asturian: Tutuila
  • Basque: Tutuila
  • Belarusian: востраў Тутуіла
  • Belarusian: Востраў Тутуіла
  • Belarusian: Тутуіла (востраў)
  • Belarusian: Тутуіла
  • Catalan: Tutuila
  • Cebuano: Tutuila Island
  • Chinese: Tutuila Tó
  • Chinese: 图图伊拉岛
  • Chinese: 圖圖伊拉島
  • Czech: Tutuila
  • Danish: Tutuila
  • Dutch: Tutuila
  • Egyptian Arabic: توتويلا
  • Faroese: Tutuila
  • Finnish: Tutuila
  • French: Tutuila
  • Galician: Tutuila
  • Georgian: ტუტუილა
  • German: Tutuila
  • Hebrew: טוטווילה
  • Indonesian: Pulau Tutuila
  • Italian: Tutuila
  • Japanese: トゥトゥイラ島
  • Korean: 투투일라섬
  • Latin: Tutuila
  • Latvian: Tutuila
  • Lithuanian: Tutuila
  • Malay: Gunung Berapi Tutuila
  • Malayalam: ടൂടൂഈല
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tutuila Tó
  • Persian: توتوئیلا
  • Polish: Tutuila
  • Portuguese: Tutuila
  • Pushto: توتويلا
  • Russian: Тутуила
  • Samoan: Tutuila
  • Serbian: Тутуила
  • Serbo-Croatian: Tutuila
  • Sinhala: ටුටුයිලා, ඇමරිකානු සැමෝවා
  • Slovak: Tutuila
  • Spanish: Isla Tutuila
  • Spanish: Tutuila
  • Swedish: Tutuila
  • Thai: ตูตูวีลา
  • Turkish: Tutuila
  • Ukrainian: Тутуїла
  • Urdu: ٹوٹویلا
  • Vietnamese: Tutuila
  • Wallisian: Tutuila
  • Welsh: Tutuila

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