Faga'alu
| Faga'alu | |
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| Village | |
  Faga'alu | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′47″S 170°41′1″W / 14.29639°S 170.68361°WCoordinates: 14°17′47″S 170°41′1″W / 14.29639°S 170.68361°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| Territory |
 American Samoa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,122 |
| • Density | 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
Faga'alu is a village in central Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the eastern shore of Pago Pago Harbor, to the south of Pago Pago. American Samoa's lone hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center, is located in Faga'alu.
Notable residents
- Elama Fa’atonu - Olympic sprinter for the American Samoa
- Anthony Liu - Olympic judoka
- Leonard Peters - former football safety and current rugby union player
- Junior Sifa - American rugby union player
- Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga - Samoan Olympic taekwondo practitioner
- Nathaniel Tuamoheloa - Olympic wrestler for ASA
- Ching Maou Wei - Olympic swimmer
- Jerome Kaino - New Zealand rugby union player (born in Faga'alu, raised in Auckland, New Zealand)
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