Anua ( sm, Ānua) is a

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American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...

. It is located close to the capital

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, on the coast of

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. The term Pago Pago is often used for several settlements on Pago Pago Bay, including Anua, Lepua,

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, and others. According to the

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, Anua was ranked as the village in American Samoa with both the highest per capita income ($34,322) and highest median household income ($131,250). The ratio between female to male residents are 14 percent female and 86 percent male, the largest difference in American Samoa as of the

2000 U.S. Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...

. There are several general stores, fast food restaurants, amusement centers, and two gas station located in Anua along the north side of the roadway. These businesses mainly serve the workers at the nearby canneries.

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and Samoa Packing are located in the village of Anua. Southwest Marine provides dry-dock facilities to incoming vessels in the Pago Pago Harbor.

History

The new government high school, Poyer School, named after the longest-serving governor, was built on January 23, 1918, in Anua. The school was located at the present location of

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. It provided education through grade nine and Mr. David Dykstra was the school's principal. His staff included Nelesoni Uaine and Faato-ia Tufele, who had completed their studies in Hawai'i.Sunia, Fofo I.F. (2009). ''A History of American Samoa''. Amerika Samoa Humanities Council. Pages 185-186. .

Demographics

References

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