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American Samoa Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of American Samoa with its 5 first-level divisions and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of American Samoa

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 5 units

American Samoa is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:

EasternManu'sRose AtollSwain's IslandWestern

Largest cities in American Samoa

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Pago Pago12,576

Pago Pago is the largest urban area in American Samoa with about 12,576 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in American Samoa: ≈ 647 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for American Samoa at this map scale.

Ethnic groups in American Samoa

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Pacific Islander
88.7%Asian
5.8%mixed
4.4%other
1.1%

Pacific Islander 88.7% (includes Samoan 83.2%, Tongan 2.2%, other 3.3%), Asian 5.8% (includes Filipino 3.4%, other 2.4%), mixed 4.4%, other 1.1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Pacific Islander is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in American Samoa

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Christian
98.3%

Christian 98.3%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in American Samoa

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Samoan
87.9%English
3.3%Tongan
2.1%other Pacific Islander
4.1%Asian languages
2.1%other
0.5%

Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Samoan is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.