Vaiusu is a village on the

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n island of

Upolu Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long and in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximatel ...

. It is located on the central-north coast of the island, to the west of the capital

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. As of 2016, Vaiusu had a population of 2,686. In 2019 the government proposed a US$100 million wharf and port project for Vaiusu, to be funded by a loan from

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. Following the

2021 Samoan general election General elections were held in Samoa on 9 April 2021 to determine the composition of the 17th Parliament. In March 2021, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, a former member of the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) and a former Deputy Prime Minis ...

newly elected Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa formally scrapped the project.

Religion

The majority of the community adhere to the Catholic Church. There are also members of Islam, with a mosque located along the main road in Vaiusu-Tai and members of Assembly Of God (AOG) in Vaiusu-Uta.

References

Populated places in Tuamasaga {{Samoa-geo-stub