Leloaloa, American Samoa

Leloaloa
Village
Etymology: "The long" in Samoan
Interactive map of Leloaloa
Leloaloa is located in American Samoa
Leloaloa
Leloaloa
Location within American Samoa
Coordinates: 14°16′1″S 170°40′43″W / 14.26694°S 170.67861°W / -14.26694; -170.67861
Country United States
Territory American Samoa
DistrictEastern
CountyMaʻopūtasi
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
365

Leloaloa (lit. 'the long' in Samoan) is a village on Tutuila, the largest island of American Samoa. It is located in Maʻopūtasi County. As of the 2020 US census, the village had a population of 365.

Etymology

The name of the village, Leloaloa, is derived from the Samoan language and literally means "the long".: 192 

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1980 414—    
1990 412−0.5%
2020 365−11.4%
2000 534+46.3%
2010 448−16.1%
2020 365−18.5%
US Decennial Census

The 2020 US census recorded a population of 365 people.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2020 Island Areas Censuses: American Samoa". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ Churchill, William (1913). "Geographical Nomenclature of American Samoa". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society. 45 (3). Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 187–193. doi:10.2307/199273. ISSN 0190-5929. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF). American Samoa Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 155. ISBN 9829036022.