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'''Auto''' is a village in the east of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located at the western end of Faga'itua Bay, immediately east of Alega.
Auto Valley is situated near the entrance of Faga'itua Bay. To the northwest of the valley, Palapala Mountain rises to an elevation of 395 meters.<ref>Winterhoff, Ernest H. (2007). “The political economy of ancient Samoa: Basalt adze production and linkages to social status”. University of Oregon. Page 111. Retrieved on December 21, 2024, from https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/96233f10-12ad-4025-9f55-af2357b4103a</ref>
It is home to ancient burial sites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/256017/archeologists-probe-american-samoa-sites|title=Archeologists probe American Samoa sites|date=2 October 2014}}</ref>
==Demographics== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Population<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf|title=American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016|website=American Samoa Department of Commerce|access-date=2019-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214131436/http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf|archive-date=2019-02-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2020 || 214 |- | 2010 || 262 |- | 2000 || 258 |- | 1990 || 255 |- | 1980 || 201 |- | 1970 || 153 |- | 1960 || 70 |}
==See also== *Amaua and Auto Village Marine Protected Area
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Villages in American Samoa Category:Tutuila
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