Leloaloa
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. It is the birthplace of former United States Representative Tulsi Gabbard and of American Samoan House of Representatives member Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao.
The name of the village, Leloaloa, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “The Long".
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 365 |
| 2010 | 448 |
| 2000 | 534 |
| 1990 | 412 |
| 1980 | 414 |
Notable people
- Uti Petelo, politician
- Tulsi Gabbard, former candidate for President of the United States
- Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao, politician
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ 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 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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