Leloaloa, American Samoa
Village in American Samoa, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leloaloa is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located in Maoputasi County. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the village had a population of 448.[1] It is the birthplace of United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and of American Samoan House of Representatives member Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao.
Leloaloa
LA | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: LA | |
 Leloaloa | |
| Coordinates: 14.2682°S 170.6764°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | American Samoa |
| County | Maoputasi |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 365 |
The name of the village, Leloaloa, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “The Long".[2]
Demographics
Notable people
- Uti Petelo, politician
- Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence
- Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao, politician
- Taeao Samuelu Tauanuu, first American Samoan chairman of the Methodist Church of Samoa.[4]
References
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