Fatumafuti, American Samoa Explained

Fatu-ma-futi
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:Maoputasi
Named For:Fatu-Ma-Futi
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:0.102
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:72
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-14.3014°N -170.6772°W

Fatu-ma-futi is a village in central Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located at the easternmost point of the entrance to Pago Pago Harbor, south of Pago Pago. Flowerpot Rock, also known as Fatu Rock, is found along the highway in Fatumafuti. Legend says Fatu and Futi (two offshore islets) were lovers living in the Manu’a Islands. They wanted to get married but were forbidden to do so. The couple sailed from Savai'i (Samoa), looking for Tutuila Island; their canoe sank, and the pair were transformed into these tree-topped islands.[1] [2]

Demographics

YearPopulation[3]
72
113
103
81
76
93
63

References

  1. Web site: Fatu ma Futi | American Samoa Attractions.
  2. Swaney, Deanna (1998). Samoa. Lonely Planet. Page 161. .
  3. Web site: American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016. American Samoa Department of Commerce. 2019-07-25. 2019-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214131436/http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf. dead.