Manase Explained

Official Name:Manase
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Samoa
Subdivision Name: Samoa
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Gagaifomauga
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:123
Timezone:-11
Coordinates:-13.4467°N -172.3794°W

Manase is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa in the political district of Gagaifomauga.[1] It has a population of 123.[2]

Situated by the sea with a white sandy beach, Manase has become a popular tourist destination since the 1990s with low budget and locally owned beach fale accommodation. There is a petrol station with a shop at the east end of the village and another small store selling basic goods at Tanu Beach Fales. The nearest hospital is at the neighbouring village of Safotu and there's a post office and a small police station in Fagamalo, five minutes drive east.

Heading west around the coast, the next village is Safotu followed by Samauga and the Safune settlements.[3] Manase is 45 km from the ferry terminal and township of Salelologa at the east end of the island.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Legislative Assembly . 2009-10-28 . dead . https://archive.today/20040329092643/http://www.parliament.gov.ws/popup_cst.cfm?cst=029 . 2004-03-29 . Government of Samoa. Retrieved 28 October 2009
  2. Web site: Census 2016 Preliminary count . Samoa Bureau of Statistics . 11 September 2021.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=EDGapfBX-CAC&dq=Manase+samoa&pg=PA547