Pago Pago

/ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)oʊ ˈpɑŋ(ɡ)oʊ/

proper noun

The territorial capital of American Samoa.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Pango Pango

  1. The territorial capital of American Samoa.

    From Honolulu we went to Pago Pago in Samoa. We saw there how an educational revolution could be brought about on a Pacific island by the use of classroom television.

    1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The New Age of Regionalism”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 360
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    The climate of Tutuila is mild and agreeable, particularly at Pago-pago, where the temperature is lower than it is elsewhere on the island, in consequence of its generally being overshadowed with clouds that hang on the high land.

    [1845, Charles Wilkes, “Samoan Group. Rose Island. Tutuila.”, in Narrative of the United States' Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Condensed and Abridged edition, London: Whittaker and Co., →OCLC, page 93, column 1

    PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden made a refueling stopover in Pago Pago while en route from Hawaii to Australia and New Zealand. While on the ground Friday, he was able to shake hands, say hello and take photos with more than 100 residents including several young children.[…] Biden is the second U.S. vice president to make a stopover in Pago Pago.

    2016 July 16, Fili Sagapolutele, “Vice President Biden makes stop in American Samoa’s capital”, in AP News, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2024

    Tsunami waves of 83 cm (2.7 feet) were recorded by gauges in the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa and two-foot waves were seen at Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

    2022 January 15, Jahnavi Nidumolu, Renju Jose, Chang-Ran Kim, “Tonga volcano eruption triggers tsunami warnings in Japan, Pacific islands”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2022, Environment

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 帕果帕果
  • 帕果帕果 (Pàguǒ Pàguǒ)port
Cite this entry
APA

Pago Pago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pago%20Pago

MLA

“Pago Pago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pago%20Pago. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pago Pago,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pago%20Pago.

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