Districts of Samoa

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O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) Malietoa Tanumafili II Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi Fono Political parties Elections Districts (Itūmālō) Foreign relations
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1 Political Districts
- 1.1 Overview of Political Districts
- 1.2 Exclaves of Political Districts
2 Electoral Districts
3 Villages
4 External link

[edit] Political Districts

Samoa is made up of eleven itūmālō (political districts).

[edit] Overview of Political Districts


Nr.	District	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (Census 2001)
Upolu (including minor islands)
1	Tuamasaga	Apia	479	83,191
2	A'ana	Falelatai	193	20,167
3	Aiga-i-le-Tai¹⁾	Mulifanua	27	4,508
4	Atua²⁾	Aleipata at Saleaaumua	413	21,168
5	Va'a-o-Fonoti	Samamea	38	1,666
Savai'i
6	Fa'asaleleaga	Safotulafai	266	12,949
7	Gaga'emauga³⁾	Samalae'ulu	223	7,108
8	Gaga'ifomauga	A'opo	365	4,770
9	Vaisigano	Neiafu	178	6,643
10	Satupa'itea	Gautavai	127	5,556
11	Palauli	Vailoa i Palauli	523	8,984
	Samoa	Apia	2,831	176,848
¹⁾ including islands Manono, Apolima and Nu'ulopa
²⁾ including the Aleipata Islands and Nu'usafe'e Island
³⁾ smaller parts also on Upolu (Salamumu (incl. Salamumu-Utu) and Leauvaa villages)

[edit] Exclaves of Political Districts

Note that several districts include multiple exclaves:

Gaga'emauga: besides the main part on Savai'i, there are two small exclaves on Upolu (Salamumu (incl. Salamumu-Utu) and Leauvaa villages) - this is the only district with areas on both main islands
Satupa'itea: consists of two separate areas on the south side of Savai'i
Palauli: consists of two separate areas on the south side of Savai'i
A'ana: besides the main part, there is a small exclave (Satuimalufilufi village)
Va'a-o-Fonoti: besides the main part, there is a small exclave (Faleāpuna village)
Aiga-i-le-Tai: includes the islands Manono, Apolima and Nu'ulopa
Atua: includes the Aleipata Islands and Nu'usafe'e island

[edit] Electoral Districts

The itūmālō are further subdivided in 41 faipule districts, which have no administrative function but serve mainly as electoral constituencies (see Electoral Constituencies of Samoa). Besides, they serve as regional units for statistics.

[edit] Villages

At the local level, there are 265 villages. Additionally, there are some 45 villages the capital Apia is composed of. Apia does not have a common administration, the local power rests with the constituent villages.