Vaifanua County is a
county
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in the
Eastern District in
American Samoa
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.
Vaifanua and
Sua counties are both ruled by the Le’iato family, one branch of which lives in
Fagaitua, the principal place of Sua County. Another lives in
Sa'ilele near
Aoa
Aoa, AOA, or AoA may refer to:
Government
* Agreement on Agriculture, a World Trade Organization treaty
* Administration on Aging, a health agency of the United States
* Angolan kwanza, the currency of Angola
* Auxiliary Organizations Associatio ...
, which is the principal place of Vaifanua County. These two Le’iato family branches, along with two orators from each, conduct the affairs of government for the two counties.
Demographics
Vaifanua County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920. For 1970, Vaifanua County was split in two: East Vaifanua County (which encompassed the 4 villages of
Alao
Alao is a village on the narrow east coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the island's easternmost point, just to the north of Aunu'u Island. Alao is home to white sand beaches, and is one of the oldest settlements in ...
,
Aoa
Aoa, AOA, or AoA may refer to:
Government
* Agreement on Agriculture, a World Trade Organization treaty
* Administration on Aging, a health agency of the United States
* Angolan kwanza, the currency of Angola
* Auxiliary Organizations Associatio ...
,
Onenoa and
Tula) and West Vaifanua County (which encompassed the single village of
Vatia).
For that 1970 census, East Vaifanua County reported 1,163 residents and West Vaifanua County reported 391 residents. They were merged back effective with the 1980 census.
Villages
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Alao
Alao is a village on the narrow east coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the island's easternmost point, just to the north of Aunu'u Island. Alao is home to white sand beaches, and is one of the oldest settlements in ...
*
Aoa
Aoa, AOA, or AoA may refer to:
Government
* Agreement on Agriculture, a World Trade Organization treaty
* Administration on Aging, a health agency of the United States
* Angolan kwanza, the currency of Angola
* Auxiliary Organizations Associatio ...
*
Onenoa
*
Tula
*
Vatia
References
Populated places in American Samoa
Counties of American Samoa
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