Amaua

Amaua is a village in the southeast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa located on the north shore of Faga'itua Bay between Alega and Faga'itua.

Amaua
Village
Amaua
Coordinates: 14°16′37″S 170°37′18″W
Country	United States
Territory	American Samoa
County	Sua
Area
• Total	0.33 sq mi (0.86 km²)
Elevation	92 ft (28 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	96
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km²)
Time zone	UTC−11 (Samoa Time Zone)
ZIP code	96799
Area code	+1 684

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.[1][2]

As of 2010, Amaua had a 94.8 high school graduation percent, which was among the highest recorded of any village in American Samoa.[3]

Demographics

Population growth[4]
2010	96
2000	102
1990	128
1980	90

Territory of American Samoa

Pago Pago (capital), Fagatogo (seat of government)

Closed	Tau

Education	Dept. of Ed. Community College Leone HS Samoana HS Feleti Barstow Public Library
Religion	Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker Congregational Christian Church in AS Islam

References

"American Samoa village official arrested on drug charges". 19 January 2011.
"American Samoa mayor in drugs probe". 18 January 2011.
http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (Page 60)
"American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF). American Samoa Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

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