Afono | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Afonotele | |
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  Afono | |
| Coordinates: 14°15′51″S 170°39′3″W / 14.26417°S 170.65083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  American Samoa |
| County | Sua[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 sq mi (3 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 327 |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
Afono (Samoan: Āfono) is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa. It is connected by Highway 6 to Vatia, which lies along the coast to the northwest, and to Aua, on the edge of Pago Pago Harbor to the south via a winding stretch of highway which crosses the spine of the island.
Afono has been inhabited for at least 1000 years.[2]
- ^ Krämer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands. University of Hawaii Press. Page 424. ISBN 9780824822194.
- ^ Rieth, Tim & Addison, D.J. (2008). "How Dark Are They? The Samoan Dark Ages, ~1500-1000 BP." In D.J. Addison & C. Sand (Eds.), Recent Advances in the Archaeology of the Fiji/West Polynesia Region, 2008 (page 92). University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology No. 21.