Vaisigano
This area is also referred to as 'Itu Asau' (Asau district) in the Samoan language.
The population of Vaisigano is 6,543 (2016 Census).
Within the district is the village of Vaisala whose chief Va'ai Kolone became the Prime Minister of Samoa twice in the 1980s. Kolone also founded the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), the dominant party in Samoan politics which is currently in power.
There is a conservation area with a turtle habitat at the village of Auala and a rainforest reserve in Falealupo at the westernmost tip of the island.
Vaisigano district has strong links to the Tonumaipe'a chiefly title and at a national level, the TuiA'ana.
* A'eau Peniamina, Member of Parliament for Falealupo constituency.
Map - Vaisigano
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Country - Samoan_Islands
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The population of the Samoan Islands is approximately 250,000. The inhabitants have in common the Samoan language, a culture known as fa'a Samoa, and an indigenous form of governance called fa'amatai. Samoans are one of the largest Polynesian populations in the world, and most are of exclusively Samoan ancestry.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| WST | Samoan tala | T | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| EN | English language |
| SM | Samoan language |