Futiga, American Samoa
Futiga
Fūtiga | |
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Village | |
Tualatai | |
Area | |
• Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 723 |
• Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
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Geography
Fagatele Bay Trail is a 1-mile (1.6 km) roundtrip hiking trail to the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary from the village of Futiga. Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a protected nature area home to animals such as turtles and sharks. When traveling west on Route 1 to Futiga, turn left just before US Mart. Follow the road past the landfill until you reach a locked gate. The trailhead is located here.[4]
Fogamaʻa Crater is a 485-acre (196 ha) site on the shoreline in the village of Futiga. The crater lies immediately inland from Larsen Bay, which makes up two smaller coves, Fogāma'a and Fagalua. The crater illustrates the most recent episode of volcanism in American Samoa.[5]
Futiga is home to the only landfill site in American Samoa. In 2018, it was reported that the landfill only had two years left before it reached its limit. American Samoa Power Authority was unable to find another site in the territory and instead began recompacting the site in Futiga. By digging up the landfill and recompacting it, the landfill may be usable for up to fifteen years longer.[6][7]
Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Access to
Fagatele Bay is a submerged volcanic crater surrounded by steep cliffs. It contains the last remaining stretch of coastal rainforest on Tutuila Island. A trail leads along Matautuloa Ridge to the lighthouse on the headland at Steps Point.[9]
Demographics
Year | Population[10] |
---|---|
2010 |
723 |
2000 |
731 |
1990 |
720 |
1980 |
322 |
1970 |
288 |
1960 |
205 |
1950 |
166 |
1940 |
68 |
1930 |
36 |
References
- ^ http://ontheworldmap.com/usa/national-park/american-samoa/tutuila-tourist-map.jpg Ontheworldmap.com. Map of Tutuila (showing location of Steps Point). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ https://www.oc.nps.edu/CMSP/AS/Tutuila_villages.png Oc.nps.edu. Tutuila villages map (showing location of Futiga). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Doug Mack. The Not-Quite States of America. page 91.
- ^ "Brochure" (PDF). www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ISBN 9781573061117.
- ^ "American Samoa gets 'prettier' landfill". February 7, 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "American Samoa landfill gets an extension". RNZ. February 6, 2018.
- ISBN 9782831700694.
- ISBN 9780864422255.
- ^ "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF). American Samoa Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-25.