Tuasivi Explained

Official Name:Tuasivi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Samoa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Samoa
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Fa'asaleleaga
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:193
Timezone:-11
Coordinates:-13.6669°N -172.1774°W

Tuasivi is a village on the north east coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is in the electoral district of Fa'asaleleaga and has a population of 193.[1]

Tuasivi is the main centre for government administration on Savai'i. There is a small government complex with offices in the village including a judicial court house and the main police station on the island.

Tuasivi Hospital (formally Malietoa Tanumafili II Hospital) is also the main public hospital on the island with about 20 beds and several doctors.[2] It is situated on the coast side of the main road.

Tuasivi has a post office and is 10 minutes north of Salelologa township and ferry terminal. There is also a college and churches of Christian denominations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2016 Preliminary count . Samoa Bureau of Statistics . 15 . 28 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Improved Tuasivi hospital opens . Samoa Observer . Diedre Fanene . 14 January 2016 . 28 January 2021.