Avao

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

The population of Avao is 317 (2006 Census).[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. ^ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act/tca1963317/. Retrieved 19 December, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006". Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. http://www.sbs.gov.ws/Portals/138/PDF/census%20survey/Table%202.%20Population%20byregion,%20faipule%20district%202006.pdf. Retrieved 19 December, 2009. 
Traditional center: Saleaula
Villages
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