Āmouli is a village on the southeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa at the narrowest point of the island. It is located to the west of 'Au'asi, immediately to the south of ʻAoa on the north coast. It was home to 920 residents at the 2010 U.S. census, all of which were Pacific Islanders by race.Census of Population and Housing (2000): American Samoa Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics. DIANE Publishing. Page 10. . It is located in Sa'Ole County.Tu’u’u, Misilugi Tulifau Tofaeono (2002). History of Samoa Islands: Supremacy & Legacy of the Malietoa (na Fa'alogo i Ai Samoa). Tuga'ula Publication. Page 427. .Krämer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands. University of Hawaii Press. Page 424. .
A larger shipwreck is located right beside the road in Āmouli. Locals say the vessel ran aground with a full load of fish, and when it overturned, it spilled its cargo within reach of villagers to gather it.Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. Page 178. .Lonely Planet Publications (1990). Samoa, Western & American Samoa. Page 147. .
Dr. Charles Fletcher of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has conducted a sea level study of Āmouli village. He was the keynote speaker at American Samoa's first climate change summit in 2011, where he revealed that land in the village near the sea could be covered by water within ten years.
History Before 1920, the Public Health Department of American Samoa operated branch dispensaries in Leone and Taʻū Island. In 1921, Governor Waldo A. Evans established an additional dispensary in Amouli to expand medical services to the Eastern District, thereby enhancing healthcare accessibility.Gray, John Alexander Clinton (1960). Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa and its United States Naval Administration. United States Naval Institute. Page 238. ISBN 9780870210747.
Geography Amouli is located near the east coast of Tutuila Island, directly across from Aunu’u Island.Krämer, Augustin (1994). The Samoa Islands: Constitution, pedigrees and traditions. University of Hawai'i Press. Page 435. ISBN 9780824816339.
Demographics YearPopulation 2020 261 2010 920 2000 520 1990 463 1980 363 1970 357 1960 293 1950 155 1940 180 1930 115
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