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Where is the capital of American Samoa located?

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The administrative capital of American Samoa is Pago Pago, which is located on the southeast shore of Tutuila Island in the south-central Pacific Ocean.12

While Pago Pago serves as the general administrative center, the functions of the capital are distributed among specific villages within its urban agglomeration:
* Fagatogo serves as the legislative and judicial capital.31
* Utulei serves as the executive capital.31