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Tutuila is the main or largest island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 of American Samoa
American Samoa

American Samoa is an Territories of the United States of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa....
, and the third largest island in the Samoan Islands
Samoan Islands

The Samoan Islands or Samoa Islands is an archipelago covering 3,030 km? in the central Pacific Ocean, forming part of the Polynesia region....
 chain. The island is distinctive in the Central Pacific
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 for its large, natural harbor—Pago Pago Harbor—on which the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, is located. The area of the island is 141.81 kmē (54.75 sq mi), and it has a 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
 population of 55,876.






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Tutuila is the main or largest island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 of American Samoa
American Samoa

American Samoa is an Territories of the United States of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa....
, and the third largest island in the Samoan Islands
Samoan Islands

The Samoan Islands or Samoa Islands is an archipelago covering 3,030 km? in the central Pacific Ocean, forming part of the Polynesia region....
 chain. The island is distinctive in the Central Pacific
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 for its large, natural harbor—Pago Pago Harbor—on which the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, is located.
Fatu Rock
The area of the island is 141.81 kmē (54.75 sq mi), and it has a 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
 population of 55,876. (These figures include Aunu'u
Aunu'u

Aunu'u is a small volcanic island on the south-east of American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. It has a land area of and a United States Census, 2000 population of 476 persons....
 Island, off the southeast coast of Tutuila, which has a land area of 1.517 kmē and a population of 476.) The highest point on the island is Matafao Peak (653 m or 2142 ft). In the early 19th century, Tutuila was called Maouna. Politically, the island is divided into two of American Samoa's primary divisions, the Eastern District
Eastern District, American Samoa

The Eastern District is one of the primary divisions of American Samoa. It consists of the eastern portion of Tutuila, American Samoa's largest island, plus the island of Aunu'u....
 and the Western District
Western District, American Samoa

The Western District is one of the primary divisions of American Samoa. It consists of the western portion of Tutuila Island. It has a land area of 74.781 km? and contains 29 villages plus a part of Nu'uuli village....
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