Sasina is a village on the north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. It is situated on the central north coast of the island in the district of Gagaʻifomauga and the electoral district of Gagaʻifomauga 3.[1] The population is 568.[2]
Sasina | |
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Village | |
  Sasina | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′S 172°26′W / 13.450°S 172.433°W | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| District | Gagaʻifomauga |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 568 |
| Time zone | UTC+13:00 |
The village is part of a conservation area which includes the village of Aopo.[3] There is a primary school with a new assembly hall renovated by engineers from the United States, Australia and New Zealand under the US Navy's Pacific Partnership programme of the Pacific Fleet.[4]
Tourism Development edit
In 2008, an American company South Pacific Development Group (SPDG) obtained a 120-year lease for 600 acres (2.4 km2) of prime oceanfront customary land in Sasina, to build a luxury resort estimated to cost $450 – $500 million US dollars. The announcement raised concern among environmental group O Le Si'osi'omaga Society.[5] The size of the acreage and duration of the lease is unprecedented in Samoa, where 80% of the land is customary, 6% freehold and the rest under the government.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ [1] Strategies for sustainable development: experiences from the Pacific by John Overton and Regina Scheyvens, p.195
- ^ "Samoa". Commander US Pacific Fleet. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ [2] Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Digest, July 2008, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
- ^ [3] Radio New Zealand International,15 May 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2009
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