Vaisigano
Vaisigano | ||
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District | ||
Country  Samoa | ||
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 6,543 | |
| Time zone | -11 | |
Vaisigano is a
Asau.[1]
This area is also referred to as 'Itu Asau' (Asau district) in the Samoan language.
The population of Vaisigano is 6,543 (2016 Census).
Within the district is the village of
Va'ai Kolone became the Prime Minister of Samoa twice in the 1980s. Kolone also founded the Human Rights Protection Party
(HRPP), the dominant party in Samoan politics which is currently in power.
There is a conservation area with a turtle habitat at the village of Auala and a rainforest reserve in Falealupo at the westernmost tip of the island.
Vaisigano district has strong links to the Tonumaipe'a chiefly title[2] and at a national level, the TuiA'ana.
Politicians
- A'eau Peniamina, Member of Parliament for Falealupoconstituency.
See also
- Samoa Islands
- List of schools in Savai'i
References
- ^ "An Account of Samoan History up to 1918 by Te'o Tuvale, Savai'i chapter, p.2". Nzetc.org. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ISBN 9789820203907. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
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13°32′S 172°44′W / 13.533°S 172.733°W
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