Pago Pago, American Samoa Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Pago Pago
Pago Pago Harbor
Pago Pago Location in American Samoa
Country	United States
Territory	American Samoa
County	Maoputasi
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,656
Time zone	UTC−11 (Samoa Time Zone)
ZIP code	96799
Area code(s)	+1 684
GNIS feature ID	1389119
Website	www.pagopago.com

Pago Pago is a village in American Samoa. It is the capital of the country but not the seat of government. In 2000, 11,500 people live there

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From 1878 to 1951, it was a coaling and repair station for the U.S. Navy, known as US Naval Station Tutuila.
Boatmen in Pago Pago, 1907
Pago Pago as seen in the early 1900s
English author W. Somerset Maugham stayed at Sadie Thompson Inn during his 6-week visit to Pago Pago in 1916.
Guns were emplaced at Blunts and Breakers Points in 1940–42, covering Pago Pago Harbor.
Remains of a World War II encampment above Utulei.
The historic tramway on the World War II Heritage Trail
Pago Pago International Airport
2007 Annual Pago Pago Championship Busfest
Pago Pago Yacht Club
NPS map of Pago Pago
Pago Pago Harbor
Bird's-eye view of the coast of Pago Pago
The Fono (legislature) is located in Fagatogo, which is the center of town.
National Park of American Samoa is accessed through Pago Pago International Airport.
At 1,716 ft (523 m), Rainmaker Mountain gives the city the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world.
Pago Pago Post Office (Luman'ai Building) in Fagatogo
A statue of StarKist Tuna mascot Charlie the Tuna at the company cannery in Atu'u
Tuna boats in the Port of Pago Pago
Rainmaker Hotel
Pago Pago Harbor is capable of accommodating the largest ships in the world.
Pago Pago International Airport
Government House, on the Togotogo Ridge, appears on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fale outside Jean P. Haydon Museum
Peter T. Coleman was the first Governor of Samoan descent.