The Manua District is one of the three primary administrative divisions of

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. The

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comprises the Manua Islands, which are located approximately 61 miles east of the main island,

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. The Manua District is considered to be a county-equivalent by the

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. In 2010, the Manua District had a per capita income of $5,441 — this makes the Manua District the county / county-equivalent with the lowest-per capita income in the entire United States.

District divisions

Manu'a District is further divided into five counties. * Faleasao County * Fitiuta County *

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Olosega County Olosega County is a county in the Manu'a District in American Samoa. It was the result of the subdivision of the prior Luanuu County in two, with the other newly created county being Ofu, first reported on the 1930 U.S. Census. It contains the two ...

* Taʻū County

Demographics

Manu'a District was first recorded beginning with the 1900 U.S. Census. No census was taken in 1910, but a special census was taken in 1912. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920. Its population zenith was in 1950. As of 2000–10, it had a population lower than when first recorded in 1900.

References

American Samoa, its districts and unorganized islands; United States Census Bureau
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District divisions

Demographics

See also

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