Aiga-i-le-Tai
Aiga-i-le-Tai | ||
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District | ||
Country  Samoa | ||
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 5,029 | |
| Time zone | -11 | |
Aiga-i-le-Tai is a
Savai'i
.
The district includes part of the mainland at the western end of Upolu and surrounds an
A'ana district, namely Satuimalufilufi
village.
Historically, Manono island has been the centre of the district. In modern times, the main centre is Mulifanua where the inter-island ferry terminal is located for ocean crossings between Savai'i and Upolu.
With an area of only 27 km², Aiga-i-le-Tai is the smallest electoral districtVa'a-o-Fonoti is the only electoral district with a smaller population.
The words 'aiga i le tai literally means 'family by the sea' in the Samoan language.
Chief titles
Historically, the naval power of Manono and Apolima played a major role in political power-struggles between the national clans.
One of the most important chiefly (
matai) titles in the districts is Luatutu Aupa’au Leiataua. The district is also a major leg of the Sa Malietoa clan. Manono plays an important part in the election of the Malietoa title-holders, as Malie village also consults with Manono in the election of title holders, hence the importance of the Malietoa title in this district.[3]
Mulifanua ferry terminal
Today, the ferry terminal at
Savai'i island. A regular passenger and vehicle ferry operates seven days a week, during the day, between Mulifanua and Salelologa
ferry terminal on Savai'i. Views of Apolima and Manono can be seen during the crossing.
Archaeology
Lapita pottery sherds and adzes at Mulifanua, discovered during expansion work on the wharf in 1973. The oldest date so far from pre-historic remains at Mulifanua has been calculated by New Zealand scientists to a likely true age of circa 3,000 BP (Before Present). The submerged Lapita site was accidentally discovered in the 1970s during work to expand the inter-island ferry berth.[4] This is the only site in Samoa where decorated Lapita sherds have been found[5] although plainware pottery remains are found in other parts of Samoa and American Samoa
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Gallery
- Aiga-i-le-Tai
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Visitor onNu'ulopaisland. -
Apolima island. -
Amatai, war chief Matetau of Manono Island, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate(1812-1846) -
Faleo'o beach fale on Manono island. -
Cars wait to board the ferry at Mulifanua.
Electoral results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| FAST | Laki Mulipola Leiataua | 1,343 | 39.1 | ||
| HRPP | Leiataualesā Taupau Mulipola Oliva | 831 | 24.2 | -6.4 | |
| HRPP | Ifopo Matia Filisi Jahnke | 727 | 21.2 | -3.0 | |
| HRPP | Mulipola Atonio Patua Mulipola | 328 | 9.6 | ||
| HRPP | Pouli Taialofa Naseri | 205 | 6.0 | ||
| FAST gain from Independent | Swing | New | |||
References
- ^ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Augustin Krämer. The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa. University of Hawaii Press. p. 55.
- ^ Journal of the Polynesian Society: New Information For The Ferry Berth Site, Mulifanua, Western Samoa, By H. M. Leach, P 319-330 New Information for the Ferry Berth Site, Mulifanua, Western Samoa by Roger C. Green & Helen M. Leach, Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 98, No. 3, 1989. Retrieved 23 April 2010
- ^ [1] Temper sands in prehistoric Oceanian pottery: geotectonics, sedimentology, petrography, provenance by William R. Dickinson, p.34.Retrieved 23 April 2010
13°52′S 172°4′W / 13.867°S 172.067°W
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