Anua, American Samoa Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:American Samoa
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1: American Samoa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Maoputasi
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:0.62
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:473
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-14.275°N -170.6878°W

Anua (Samoan: Ānua) is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the capital Pago Pago, on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor. The term Pago Pago is often used for several settlements on Pago Pago Bay, including Anua, Lepua, Utulei, and others.[1]

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Anua was ranked as the village in American Samoa with both the highest per capita income ($34,322) and highest median household income ($131,250).[2] The ratio between female to male residents are 14 percent female and 86 percent male, the largest difference in American Samoa as of the 2000 U.S. Census.[3]

There are several general stores, fast food restaurants, amusement centers, and two gas station located in Anua along the north side of the roadway. These businesses mainly serve the workers at the nearby canneries.[4] StarKist tuna and Samoa Packing are located in the village of Anua. Southwest Marine provides dry-dock facilities to incoming vessels in the Pago Pago Harbor.[4]

History

The new government high school, Poyer School, named after the longest-serving governor, was built on January 23, 1918, in Anua. The school was located at the present location of StarKist. It provided education through grade nine and Mr. David Dykstra was the school's principal. His staff included Nelesoni Uaine and Faato-ia Tufele, who had completed their studies in Hawai'i.[5]

Demographics

YearPopulation[6]
473
18
265
65
50

References

  1. Todd, Ian (1974). Island Realm: A Pacific Panorama. Angus & Robertson. Page 72. .
  2. Web site: American FactFinder . 2019-07-17 . https://archive.today/20200214060942/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DPAS_ASDP3&prodType=table . 2020-02-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: American Samoa . 30 . 22 March 2022.
  4. Web site: AMERICAN SAMOA WATERSHED PROTECTION PLAN . American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency . January 2000 . 22 March 2022.
  5. Sunia, Fofo I.F. (2009). A History of American Samoa. Amerika Samoa Humanities Council. Pages 185-186. .
  6. Web site: American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016. American Samoa Department of Commerce. 2019-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214131436/http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf. 2019-02-14. dead.