Amaua, American Samoa

Village in American Samoa, United States

14°16′37″S 170°37′18″W / 14.27694°S 170.62167°W / -14.27694; -170.62167Country

United StatesTerritory

American SamoaCountySuaArea

• Total0.33 sq mi (0.86 km²)Elevation

92 ft (28 m)Population

(2010)

• Total96 • Density290/sq mi (110/km²)Time zoneUTC−11 (Samoa Time Zone)ZIP code

96799

Area code+1 684

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'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

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

^ "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.