Aiga-i-le-Tai | |
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District | |
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 Map of Samoa showing Aiga-i-le-Tai district | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 5,029 |
| Time zone | -11 |
Aiga-i-le-Tai is a district of Samoa[1] which includes the small islands of Manono, Apolima and tiny uninhabited Nu'ulopa lying in the Apolima Strait between the country's two main islands of Upolu and Savai'i.
The district includes part of the mainland at the western end of Upolu and surrounds an exclave of A'ana district, namely Satuimalufilufi village.
Historically, Manono island has been the centre of the district. In modern times, the main centre is Mulifanua where the inter-island ferry terminal is located for ocean crossings between Savai'i and Upolu.
With an area of only 27 km², Aiga-i-le-Tai is the smallest electoral district[2] in the country with a population (2016 Census) of 5,029. Va'a-o-Fonoti is the only electoral district with a smaller population.
The words 'aiga i le tai literally means 'family by the sea' in the Samoan language.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.