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Avao

Coordinates:13°27′S172°22′W/ 13.450°S 172.367°W/-13.450; -172.367
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Round Samoan meeting house (fale tele) in Avao village.

Avaois a village on the north central coast ofSavai'iisland inSamoa.The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District)of Gaga'emauga 2,[1]which is included in the larger political district ofGaga'emauga.

The population of Avao is 279.[2]

Situated by the sea, Avao is a sub-villagepito nu'uof the larger village district ofMatautuwhich includes the villages ofFagamalo,Lelepa,Saleia,Safa'iand more recentlySato'alepai.

A turnoff south on the main road in the village leads inland toVaipouli Collegeand Itu o Tane Secondary School. The inland road is tarsealed to the schools.

References

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  1. ^"Electoral Constituencies Act 2019"(PDF).Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 October 2021.Retrieved11 September2021.
  2. ^"Census 2016 Preliminary count"(PDF).Samoa Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved11 September2021.

13°27′S172°22′W/ 13.450°S 172.367°W/-13.450; -172.367