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'''Afega''' is a village on the island of [[Upolu]] in [[Samoa]]. It is located on the central north coast of the island to the west of the capital [[Apia]] in the countryside. The population is 1,781 (2006 census).<ref name=pop>{{cite web |
'''Afega''' is a village on the island of [[Upolu]] in [[Samoa]]. It is located on the central north coast of the island to the west of the capital [[Apia]] in the countryside. The population is 1,781 (2006 census).<ref name=pop>{{cite web |
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|work=Samoa Bureau of Statistics |
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|title=Population and Housing Census Report 2006 |
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Afega is part of electoral constituency (''faipule district'') Sagaga Le Usoga which is part of the larger political district [[Tuamasaga]].<ref>{{cite web |
Afega is part of electoral constituency (''faipule district'') Sagaga Le Usoga which is part of the larger political district [[Tuamasaga]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963|accessdate=19 December 2009 |
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==Sports people== |
==Sports people== |
Revision as of 14:37, 27 June 2017
Afega, Samoa | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 13°48′7″S 171°49′18″W / 13.80194°S 171.82167°W | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Tuamasaga |
Time zone | -11 |
Afega is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of the island to the west of the capital Apia in the countryside. The population is 1,781 (2006 census).[1]
Afega is part of electoral constituency (faipule district) Sagaga Le Usoga which is part of the larger political district Tuamasaga.[2]
Sports people
Afega is the home of some of the great athletes from Samoa, including;
- Alafoti Fa'osiliva, rugby union player for the Samoa Sevens and Manu Samoa.[3]
- Rita Fatialofa-Paloto, the New Zealand netball star and the senior coach for the Samoan national team to the South Pacific
- Ulia Ulia, the former rugby union player for the national team Manu Samoa
- Leu Vaetolu, the three times gold medalist in South Pacific Games
- Nathan Filemoni Faavae, the New Zealand national champion in mountain bike competition.
- Saiaiga Salevalasi Faosiliva Motuloa Maulolo Toevai, Youngest Half-Back in Samoa Women's Rugby Club 2005 transferred club from Oriental Bay Wellington. Supporting her along the way Ma'a Nonu & Roy Kinikinilau also members of Oriental Bay Rugby Club.
- Toafitu Perive, an Olympic weightlifter who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
References
- ^ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
{{cite web}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
{{cite web}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ Brown, Senara (26 February 2010). "Star Faosilivia inspires, makes parents proud". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
13°48′S 171°49′W / 13.800°S 171.817°W