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Apia (Samoan: [a.pi.a]) is the capital and only city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (itūmālō) of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 35,974 (2021 census). [2]
The museum is located in Apia and is housed in the oldest building on the island, which is a former German colonial school. [1] The museum is funded by the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture and is the only government-funded museum dedicated to Samoan culture.
Mount Vaea. Upolu, Samoa. Mount Vaea is a 472 m [1] summit overlooking Apia, the capital of Samoa located on the north central coast of Upolu island. The mountain is situated south about 3 km inland from Apia township and harbour. The settlement at the foothills on the northern side of the mountain is called Lalovaea (below Vaea in Samoan).
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1][2] (also called Cathedral of Apia or Mulivai Cathedral) [3] is the Catholic cathedral in Apia, the capital of Samoa, [4] an insular country in Oceania. It suffered damage in the earthquake of 2009, [5] and has undergone restoration and extension. The congregation follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the ...
Map of Samoa. This article shows a list of cities, towns ... Main townships. Apia, capital of Samoa situated on Upolu island. Salelologa, main 'township ...
Samoa, an independent nation that gained political independence from New Zealand in 1962. It comprises the western half of the Samoa islands, (2,831 km 2 (1,093 sq mi) and 196,000 inhabitants (2016)). It was known as German Samoa from 1900 to 1914, and as Western Samoa until 1997. Capital: Apia; currency: Samoan tala.
The Apia Samoa Temple (formerly the Samoan Temple) is the 24th constructed and 22nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the first built in Samoa and the third to be built in Polynesia. After it was destroyed by fire, a new temple was built and dedicated on the same grounds.
Chromograph map of Samoa - George Cram 1896. The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the Austronesian expansion.Both Samoa's early history and its more recent history are strongly connected to the histories of Tonga and Fiji, nearby islands with which Samoa has long had genealogical links as well as shared cultural traditions.