Tula, American Samoa

Tula
Tula
Village
	Tula Location in American Samoa
	Coordinates: 14°15′10″S 170°33′56″W / 14.25278°S 170.56556°W
Country	United States
Territory	American Samoa
County	Vaifanua
Area
? Land	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km 2 )
Population (2010)
? Total	405
? Density	794.5/sq mi (306.8/km 2 )

Tula is a village in the Eastern District of Tutuila Island in American Samoa . Tula is located in Vaifanua County and had a population of 405 as of the 2010 U.S. Census . ^[1]

Tula is located on Cape Mat?tula. It is the site of the former upland ridge settlement of Lefutu (AS-21-002). ^[2]

Geography [ edit ]

Tula is the easternmost village on Tutuila Island, ^[3]^[4] and is situated on the rugged northeast cape of Mat?tula. ^[5] It is home to wide, white sand beaches and a prehistoric quarry . The Samoa Observatory , established in 1974 by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sits on Cape Mat?tula just outside the village of Tula. ^[6] NASA 's Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) measures more than 40 trace gases involved in stratospheric ozone depletion , climate change , and air quality at the observatory. ^[7]

Cape Mat?'ula and the nearby village of Onenoa feature small plantations, high cliffs, and forested slopes. ^[8]

Demographics [ edit ]

Year	Population ^[9]
2010	405
2000	413
1990	423
1980	347
1970	329
1960	340
1950	261
1940	104
1930	128

History [ edit ]

Tula was one of the first settlements on Tutuila, having been settled by 600 BCE. ^[10]^[11] Numerous ancient artifacts have been discovered at the prehistoric quarry near the town. ^[12]

References [ edit ]

^ Census of population and housing (2000): American Samoa Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (2000). DIANE Publishing. Pages 13 and 147. ISBN 9781428985490 .
^ Kramer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands . University of Hawaii Press. Pages 497-498 and 432. ISBN 9780824822194 .
^ Lonely Planet (1990). Samoa: Western & American Samoa . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 148. ISBN 9780864420787 .
^ Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 178. ISBN 9780864422255 .
^ Kramer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa . University of Hawaii Press. Page 432. ISBN 9780824822194 .
^ Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific . Page 479. ISBN 9781566914116 .
^ "Cape Matatula" . Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment . NASA . Retrieved 12 April 2022 .
^ Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 178. ISBN 9780864422255 .
^ "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF) . American Samoa Department of Commerce .
^ Lonely Planet (1990). Samoa: Western & American Samoa . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 135. ISBN 9780864420787 .
^ Stanley, David (1999). Moon Handbooks Tonga-Samoa . Moon Travel Handbooks. Page 163. ISBN 9781566911740 .
^ Murrow, Tony and Malama Meleisea (2000). Samoa: Pacific Pride . Pasifika Press. Page 42. ISBN 9780908597192 .

[1] Census of population and housing (2000): American Samoa Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (2000). DIANE Publishing. Pages 13 and 147. ISBN 9781428985490 .

[2] Kramer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands . University of Hawaii Press. Pages 497-498 and 432. ISBN 9780824822194 .

[3] Lonely Planet (1990). Samoa: Western & American Samoa . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 148. ISBN 9780864420787 .

[4] Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 178. ISBN 9780864422255 .

[5] Kramer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa . University of Hawaii Press. Page 432. ISBN 9780824822194 .

[6] Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific . Page 479. ISBN 9781566914116 .

[7] "Cape Matatula" . Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment . NASA . Retrieved 12 April 2022 .

[8] Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 178. ISBN 9780864422255 .

[9] "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF) . American Samoa Department of Commerce .

[10] Lonely Planet (1990). Samoa: Western & American Samoa . Lonely Planet Publications. Page 135. ISBN 9780864420787 .

[11] Stanley, David (1999). Moon Handbooks Tonga-Samoa . Moon Travel Handbooks. Page 163. ISBN 9781566911740 .

[12] Murrow, Tony and Malama Meleisea (2000). Samoa: Pacific Pride . Pasifika Press. Page 42. ISBN 9780908597192 .

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