Amouli, American Samoa Explained

Āmouli
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:American Samoa
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1: American Samoa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sa'Ole
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1.64
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:261
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-14.2781°N -170.5825°W

Āmouli is a village on the southeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa at the narrowest point of the island. It is located to the west of 'Au'asi, immediately to the south of ʻAoa on the north coast. It was home to 920 residents at the 2010 U.S. Census, all of which were Pacific Islanders by race.[1] It is located in Sa'Ole County.[2] [3]

A larger shipwreck is located right beside the road in Āmouli. Locals say the vessel ran aground with a full load of fish, and when it overturned, it spilled its cargo within reach of villagers to gather it.[4] [5]

Dr. Charles Fletcher of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has conducted a sea level study of Āmouli village. He was the keynote speaker at American Samoa's first climate change summit in 2011, where he revealed that land in the village near the sea could be covered by water within ten years.[6]

Demographics

YearPopulation[7]
261
920
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363
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293
155
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115

References

  1. Census of Population and Housing (2000): American Samoa Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics. DIANE Publishing. Page 10. .
  2. Tu’u’u, Misilugi Tulifau Tofaeono (2002). History of Samoa Islands: Supremacy & Legacy of the Malietoa (na Fa'alogo i Ai Samoa). Tuga'ula Publication. Page 427. .
  3. Krämer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands. University of Hawaii Press. Page 424. .
  4. Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. Page 178. .
  5. Lonely Planet Publications (1990). Samoa, Western & American Samoa. Page 147. .
  6. Web site: American Samoa leader says climate change ideas will be taken seriously. 2 February 2011.
  7. Web site: American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016. American Samoa Department of Commerce. 2019-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214131436/http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf. 2019-02-14. dead.