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SAMOA SOCIO-ECONOMIC ATLAS 2011 Copyright (c) Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) 2011 CONTACTS Telephone: (685) 62000/21373 Samoa Socio Economic ATLAS 2011 Facsimile: (685) 24675 Email: [email protected] by Website: www.sbs.gov.ws Postal Address: Samoa Bureau of Statistics The Census-Surveys and Demography Division of Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) PO BOX 1151 Apia Samoa National University of Samoa Library CIP entry Samoa socio economic ATLAS 2011 / by The Census-Surveys and Demography Division of Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS). -- Apia, Samoa : Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Government of Samoa, 2011. 76 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Disclaimer: This publication is a product of the Division of Census-Surveys & Demography, ISBN 978 982 9003 66 9 Samoa Bureau of Statistics. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions 1. Census districts – Samoa – maps. 2. Election districts – Samoa – expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of any funding or census. 3. Election districts – Samoa – statistics. 4. Samoa – census. technical agencies involved in the census. The boundaries and other information I. Census-Surveys and Demography Division of SBS. shown on the maps are only imaginary census boundaries but do not imply any legal status of traditional village and district boundaries. Sam 912.9614 Sam DDC 22. Published by The Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Govt. of Samoa, Apia, Samoa, 2015. Overview Map SAMOA 1 Table of Contents Map 3.4: Tertiary level qualification (Post-secondary certificate, diploma, Overview Map ................................................................................................... 1 degree/higher) by district, 2011 ................................................................... 26 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3 Map 3.5: Population 15 years and over with knowledge in traditional tattooing by district, 2011 ............................................................................ 27 Location and physical features .......................................................................... 4 Map 3.6: Population 15 years and over with knowledge in traditional carving District Map of Samoa ....................................................................................... 5 by district, 2011 ........................................................................................... 28 Population Characteristics ................................................................................. 7 Map 3.7: Population 15 years and over with skills in fishing by district, 2011 29 Map 1.1: Total population by region and sex, 2011 ........................................ 8 Map 3.8: Population 15 years and over with skills in traditional weaving by Map 1.2: Population distribution by district, 2011 .......................................... 9 district, 2011 ............................................................................................... 30 Map 1.3: Population growth rate by district, (2001-2011) ............................. 10 Map 3.9: Population 15 years and over with skills in carpentry by district, 2011 .................................................................................................................... 31 Table 1.1: Total population distribution by region/district and sex, 2011. ..... 11 Map 3.10: Population 15 years and over with skills in traditional healing by Map 1.4: Total population by village, 2011 ................................................... 12 district, 2011 ............................................................................................... 32 Map 1.5: Population density by district, 2011 ............................................... 13 Social Characteristics ....................................................................................... 33 Map 1.6: Sex ratio by district, 2011 .............................................................. 14 Map 4.1: Disable population by district, 2011 ............................................... 34 Map1.7: Dependency ratio population by district, 2011 ............................... 15 Map 4.2: Population with Samoan citizenship by district, 2011 ..................... 35 Map 1.8: In-migration by district, 2011......................................................... 16 Map 4.3: Top 6 religions by district, 2011 ..................................................... 36 EconomicCharacteristics .................................................................................. 17 Table 1.3: Population 5 years and over by religion and district, 2011 ............ 37 Map 2.1: Labour force participation rate by district, 2011 ............................ 18 Map 4.4: Matai title holder by district, 2011................................................. 38 Map 2.2: Unemployment rate by district, 2011 ............................................ 19 Housing Characteristics ................................................................................... 39 Table 1.2: Unemployment rate by region and sex, 2011 ............................... 19 Map 5.1: Average household size by district, 2011 ....................................... 40 Map 2.3: Employment rate by district, 2011 ................................................. 20 Map 5.2: House ownership (own) by district, 2011 ....................................... 41 Map 2.4: Non-economically active population 15+ by district, 2011.............. 21 Map 5.3: Access to improved drinking water by district, 2011 ...................... 42 Education Characteristics ................................................................................ 22 Map 5.4: Access to improved sanitation by district, 2011 ............................. 43 Map 3.1: Literacy rate of population age 15-24by district, 2011 .................... 23 Map 5.5: Improved waste water disposal by district, 2011 ........................... 44 Map 3.2: Primary school attendance (age 5-14) by district, 2011 .................. 24 Map 5.6: Customary land ownership by district, 2011 .................................. 45 Map 3.3: Secondary school attendance (age 13-17) by district, 2011 ............ 25 Map 5.7: Household with Radio by District, 2011 ......................................... 46 Appendix.......................................................................................................47 2 Introduction The Samoa Socio-Economic Atlas has been produced for the first time Education Social Housing ever to meet the demands by the public and non-technical users for user- friendly statistics and visualized data. Administratively, Samoa is divided into 4 statistical regions and 43 political districts as shown in Table 1.1. The atlas was based on the Population and Housing census 2011 data and Example 2: Region has been divided into 5 sections as follows: I. Population Characteristics II. Economic Characteristics III. Education Characteristics IV. Social Characteristics V. Housing Characteristics Some of the data have been disaggregated by sex, and values are Each section of the atlas represent by six distinctive colors ramps to represented by pie charts corresponding to each region or districts levels. facilitate understanding, and to make it easier for users to compare and Blue represents male and Brown represents female and the whole pie differentiate between regions, districts and villages consistently chart add up to 100%. throughout the atlas. It represent ranges of numbers, percentages, ratio and rates from lowest to highest with a minimum classification of classes Example3 from 2 up to 5 classes. Example 1: District Geographical spread of the size of village population and other indicators Population Economics is represented by graduated symbol. The graduated symbol are grouped into 4 classes and within a class, all features are drawn with the same symbol. Each class is assigned a graduated symbol from smallest to largest. Example 4 3 Location and physical features The islands of Samoa lie between latitudes 130 and 150 south of the equator and between the longitudes 1680 and 1730west. The Samoa group is located 2,600 miles southeast of Hawaii, 1,800 miles from New Zealand and 2,700 miles from Australia. Its nearest neighbor is American Samoa that is located at about 80 miles away. Samoa has the largest group of full-blooded Polynesian people when compared to its Polynesian members like Tonga, Cook Island, American Samoa, Tuvalu and Niue. The whole country consisted of ten islands of which four are inhabited namely: Upolu, Savaii, Manono and Apolima. Other islands are: Namu’a, Nu’utele, Nu’ulua, Nu’usafee, Nu’ulopa and Fanuatapu. At the beginning of this millennium, a tourist resort has been developed on Namu’a island. The total land area of Samoa is 1,100 square miles (2,830 square kilometers) with Savaii as the biggest island with 600 square miles (1,700 square kilometers) and Uplou the second largest island where the capital of Apia is located with a total land area of 430 square miles or 1,110 square kilometers. The islands are of volcanic origin, clearly visible in the form of several dormant volcanoes and lava fields. Beyond the narrow coastal plains the mountain ranges rise steeply to a maximum of 6,095 feet (1,859 meters) on Savaii and 3,608 feet (1,100 meters) on Uplou, intersected by fertile valleys. The greater part of the territory is covered by lush vegetation and rainforest. 4 District Map of Samoa 5 Aerial Map of Samoa Bing Aerial Map of Samoa, Source: http://www.bing.com/maps