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Apia
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For other uses of the term Apia, see Apia (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 13°50′S 171°46′W
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Apia
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| Coordinates: 13°50′S 171°45′W | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| District | Tuamasaga |
| Constituency | Vaimauga West and Faleata East |
| Founded | 1850s |
| Became Capital | 1959 |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 23.2 sq mi (60 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 37,708 |
| • Urban density | 2,534.48/sq mi (6,534.27/km2) |
| Time zone | SST (UTC-11) |
| • Summer (DST) | HST[2] (UTC-10) |
The Apia Urban Area has a population of 37,708 (2006 Census)[3] and is generally referred to as the City of Apia. The geographic boundaries of Apia Urban Area is mainly from Letogo village to the new industrialized region of Apia known as Vaitele.
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[edit] History
The modern capital Apia was founded in the 1850s and has been the official capital of Samoa since 1959.[4]
The harbor was also the site of an infamous 15 March 1889 naval standoff in which 7 ships from Germany, the US, and Britain refused to leave harbor while a typhoon was clearly approaching, lest the first moved would lose face. All the ships were sunk, except the British cruiser Calliope, which barely managed to leave port at 1 mile per hour and ride out the storm. Nearly 200 American and German lives were lost, as well as 6 ships sunk or beyond repair.[5]
During the country's struggle for political independence in the early 1900s, organised under the national Mau movement, the streets of Apia became the center of non-violent protests and marches where many Samoans were arrested. In what became known as 'Black Saturday', a peaceful Mau gathering in the town resulted in the killing of paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III by New Zealand constabulary on 28 December 1929.[6]
[edit] Geography
Apia is situated on a natural harbour at the mouth of the Vaisigano River. It is on a narrow coastal plain with Mount Vaea (elevation 472 m), the burial place of writer Robert Louis Stevenson, directly to its south. Two main ridges run south on either side of the Vaisigano River, with roads on each. The more western of these is Cross Island Road, one of the few roads cutting north to south across the middle of the island to the south coast of Upolu.[edit] Climate
Apia features a tropical rainforest climate with consistent temperatures throughout the year. Apia's driest months are July and August when on average about 80 mm of rain falls. Its wettest months are December through March when average monthly precipitation easily exceeds 300 mm. Apia's average temperature for the year is 26 degrees Celsius.| Apia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[edit] Administration
The Planning Urban Management Authority (PUMA) Act 2004[7] (amended in 2005[8]) was passed by parliament to better plan for the urban growth of Samoa's built-up areas, with particular reference to the future urban management of Apia. The city's historical haphazard growth from village to colonial trading post to the major financial and business centre of the country has resulted in major infrastructural problems in the city. Problems of flooding are commonplace in the wet season, given the low flood-prone valley that the city is built on. In the inner-city village of Sogi, there are major shoreline pollution and effluent issues given that the village is situated on swamplands. The disparate village administrations of Apia has resulted in a lack of a unified and codified legislative approach to sewerage disposal. The relatively high growth in vehicle ownership has resulted in traffic congestion in the inner city streets and the need for major projects in road-widening and traffic management. The PUMA legislation sets up the Planning Urban Management Authority to better manage the unique planning issues facing Apia's urban growth.
[edit] City features
The name of the Catholic Cathedral in Apia is the Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral but as of mid 2011 the old cathedral had been demolished, reportedly due to structural damage from the large earthquake in September 2009, with a new one being built.
Writer Robert Louis Stevenson spent the last four years of his life here, and is buried on Mt. Vaea, overlooking both the city and the home he built, Vailima, which is now a museum in his honour.
[edit] Economy
Polynesian Airlines has its headquarters in the Samoa National Provident Fund Building in Apia.[9] Fish and copra are the country's major exports, and cotton goods, motor vehicles, meats, and sugar are the major imports.[citation needed][edit] Transport
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Apia is served by a good road network, which is generally kept reasonably well maintained. Most of the main roads are sealed; the unsealed roads have lower use. Vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road since 7 September 2009.[10] Speed limits are 25 mph (40 km/h) near the centre of town and 35 mph (56 km/h) in the rest of the country with a 15 mph (24 km/h) limit in special circumstances.
The country has no trains or trams, but is served with an extensive bus service. People commonly walk around the town, or even for some distances outside it. There are few bicycles and motorcycles, but increasing numbers of privately owned cars which cause traffic congestion in the inner city. Taxis are a common form of transport.
The small airstrip in Fagali'i, which was used for internal flights and some international flights to Pago Pago in American Samoa has now been closed. The main international airport, Faleolo International Airport, is a 40-minute drive west of the city.
[edit] Communications
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Telephone services are efficient with local, trunk and international dialing. Both BlueSky SamoaTel and Digicel operate mobile phone services with a high rate of mobile phone ownership in the country.
International internet services are served by fibre-optic cable (in service since May 2009[11]) with a backup satellite link. Several internet service providers offer broadband and dial-up services. The previous dependency on satellite links meant that there were brief service disruption caused by the sun passing behind a satellite, or for longer periods during strong winds when the dishes need to be "parked" to secure them. In addition to private service subscriptions, multiple internet cafes are present in Apia.
[edit] Education
Apia is home to a number of pre-schools, primary, secondary and post-secondary institutions,[12] including Samoa's only university, the National University of Samoa. In addition, the University of the South Pacific School of Agriculture maintains a campus[13] at Alafua, on the outskirts of Apia.[edit] Universities
- National University of Samoa
- University of the South Pacific
- Oceania University of Medicine
[edit] Colleges
- Avele College, Avele
- Church College of Samoa, Pesega
- Faatuatua Christian College, Vaitele Fou
- Leififi College, Leififi
- Malua Theological College
- Maluafou College, Maluafou
- Saint Joseph's College, Alafua
- Assemblies of God Harvest Bible College, Lotopa
- Saint Mary's College, Vaimoso
- Samoa College, Vaivase Tai
- Fia Malamalama-i-Siulapa College (This is for special needs students)
- Samoa Adventist College, Lalovaea
- Robert Louis Stevenson College, Tafaigata
- Wesley College, Faleula
- Nuuausala College
- Paul Six College
- Channel College, Moamoa
[edit] Primary schools
Most of the Villages have their own primary schools but the Churches run most of the primary schools in Downtown Apia.- Marist Brother's School, Mulivai
- Saint Mary's School, Savalalo
- Peace Chaapel School, Vaimea
- Apia Baptist School, Aai o Niue
- Seven Day Adventist Primary School, Lalovaea
[edit] Sport
[edit] Pacific Games
Apia hosted the Pacific Games in 1983 for the first time in both the city and the country's history. The Games returned to Apia for the 2007 Pacific Games, in which Samoa finished third. A crowd of 20,000 attended the 2007 Games closing ceremony, which took place at Apia Park.[edit] Association football
Apia hosted the Oceania region's qualification matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As such, Apia was the location of the first goal scored in the 2010 qualifiers, by Pierre Wajoka of New Caledonia against Tahiti. [14] The qualification matches commenced on the 27 August 2007 and finished on the 7 September 2007. [15] All matches were played at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, which is named after FIFA president Sepp Blatter.The complex, based in Apia, is also the venue of the Samoa national football team's home matches and has a capacity of 3,500.
[edit] Judo
The capital also hosted the 2010 Judo World Cup Olympic Qualifier in November 2010. [16] The competition saw judoka from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA take part.[edit] Housing
This is a mixture of old colonial houses and more modern Western-style houses, commonly referred to as Fale Palagi (white man's house), interspersed with some traditional Samoan houses called Fale Samoa.[edit] References
- ^ "Weather Underground: Apia, Samoa".
- ^ "Samoa Starts Daylight Saving Time in 2009". timeanddate.com. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Report 2006". Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Samoa", Encyclopedia Britannica
- ^ http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/ev-1880s/ev-1889/sam-hur.htm
- ^ http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/samoa/rise-of-mau
- ^ "Planning and Urban Management Act 2004".
- ^ "Planning and Urban Management Amendment Act 2005".
- ^ "Our Company." Polynesian Airlines. Retrieved on October 23, 2009.
- ^ Chang, Richard S. (2009-09-08). "In Samoa, Drivers Switch to Left Side of the Road". The New York Times.
- ^ "ASH/SAS submarine cable announcement." Submarine Networks website. Retrieved on October 3, 2011.
- ^ Encyclopedia of the Nations: Samoa Education
- ^ University of South Pacific: Alafua Campus
- ^ http://m.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1135945.html
- ^ http://www.futbolplanet.de/oceania/south_pacific_games/south_pacific_games_2007.htm
- ^ http://intjudo.eu/News/cikk10908