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Fitiuta, American Samoa

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The village is located on the northeast coast of Ta‘ū Island. Fitiuta is one of three villages on Ta'ū Island. On both sides of the village are steep slopes with agricultural lands on their summits, owned by Fitiuta families and certain areas communally owned by Fitiuta village. A number of fruits
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are grown here, including breadfruit, banana, coconut, and some taro. The village of Fitiuta is made up of two hamlets: Maia and Leusoali'i. The two Fitiuta hamlets share the same schoolhouse, dispensary building, and church.
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The climate is described as "a warm, tropical island surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean with temperatures moderated by southeast trade winds. It has humid days and nights and rainfall is abundant."
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decided to make the first human being and crown the first human king, the Tuimanu'a. It was also near this village that the first
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According to legends, the village was originally known as Aga'e. The village was home to the first Samoan chief,
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O upu muamua i le Tala i le Lalolagi mo e ua faatoa a'oa'oina u lea mataupu: Elementary Geography
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The area is famed for its myths and legends. According to
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showing location of Fiti‘uta on the island of Ta‘ū.
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Fitiuta
14°13′20″S 169°25′25″W / 14.22222°S 169.42361°W / -14.22222; -169.42361
Country
United States
Territory
American Samoa
County
Fitiʻuta
Time zone
UTC−11:00
Samoa Time Zone
ZIP Code
Area code
+1 684
Taʻū
Manuʻa Islands
American Samoa
2010 United States Census
Fitiuta Airport
Samoan mythology
Tagaloa
kava ceremony
Tagaloa Ui
Samoan Islands
Fiji
National Park of American Samoa
Galea'i Peni Poumele
Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa

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