Avao

Village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa
Round Samoan meeting house (fale tele) in Avao village.

Avao is a village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District)of Gaga'emauga 2,[1] which is included in the larger political district of Gaga'emauga.

The population of Avao is 279.[2]

Situated by the sea, Avao is a sub-village pito nu'u of the larger village district of Matautu which includes the villages of Fagamalo, Lelepa, Saleia, Safa'i and more recently Sato'alepai.

A turnoff south on the main road in the village leads inland to Vaipouli College and Itu o Tane Secondary School. The inland road is tarsealed to the schools.

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

13°27′S 172°22′W / 13.450°S 172.367°W / -13.450; -172.367

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Samoa Gaga'emauga District: Itūmālō
Traditional center: Saleaula
Villages
  • Avao
  • Fagamalo
  • Le'auva'a (exclave on Upolu island)
  • Lelepa
  • Matautu
  • Mauga
  • Patamea
  • Safa'i
  • Salamumu (exclave on Upolu island)
  • Saleia
  • Saleimoa (exclave on Upolu island)
  • Samalae'ulu
  • Sato'alepai
  • Vaipouli
Landmarks
Conservation & EnvironmentEducation & SchoolsElectoral constituencies: Faipule Districts
  • Gagaemauga 1
  • Gagaemauga 2
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