Leloaloa, American Samoa
Leloaloa
LA | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: LA | |
  Leloaloa Location within American Samoa | |
| Coordinates: 14°16′06″S 170°40′35″W / 14.2682°S 170.6764°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  American Samoa |
| County | Maoputasi |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 365 |
Leloaloa is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located in Maoputasi County. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the village had a population of 365.[1]
The name of the village, Leloaloa, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “The Long".[2]
Demographics
| Year | Population[3][1] |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 365 |
| 2010 | 448 |
| 2000 | 534 |
| 1990 | 412 |
| 1980 | 414 |
Notable people
- Uti Petelo, politician
- Tulsi Gabbard, former congresswoman and former Director of National Intelligence
- Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao, politician
- Taeao Samuelu Tauanuu, first American Samoan chairman of the Methodist Church of Samoa.[4]
References
- 1 2 "2020 Island Areas Censuses: American Samoa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ Churchill, W. (1913). "Geographical Nomenclature of American Samoa". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 45(3), page 192. Retrieved on December 6, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.2307/199273.
- ↑ "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF). American Samoa Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ 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.