Amaua is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the southeast of

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located on the north shore of Faga'itua Bay between Alega and Faga'itua. Amaua's mayor, Pulenu'u Troy Fia-ui, was taken into custody by the police in January 2011 after marijuana plants were discovered by his home. As of 2010, Amaua had a 94.8 high school graduation percent, which was among the highest recorded of any village in American Samoa.http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf (Page 60)

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