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Vailima

Vailima is the name of a village on the island of , about four miles south of , the capital of , the island nation in the Pacific Ocean. The population is 769. Vailima is part of the electoral political district of .
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  • Type: Village with 1,460 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Samoa
  • Also known as: “Vailima, Samoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robert Louis Stevenson Museum and Fagali’i Airport.

Museum
Photo: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a in , which commemorates the life of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The museum displays a curated version of his residence, as Stevenson lived in it.

Aerodrome
Photo: MBPilot, CC BY 3.0.
Fagaliʻi Airport is a regional located in , . It has operated intermittently since 1970, reopening in May 2023 after safety concerns caused its latest closure in December 2019. is situated 2 miles northeast of Vailima.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falemata'aga is the national museum of . It is housed in a former school which was built by the German colonial administration. is situated 2 miles north of Vailima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apia and Lepea.

Photo: Simon sees, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of . It is on the northern coast of the island of and has a population of 42,000. As with most Pacific Island capitals, is a little shabby and run down.

Village
Photo: Teinesavaii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of in . The picturesque settlement of round Samoan houses built in a concentric pattern in large open grounds is situated 5 minutes drive west of the capital on the north central coast of the island. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Vailima.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small village situated on a tiny peninsula on island in . It became the site of the colonial administration in Samoa in the 1870s and continues to be the site for the Parliament of Samoa. is situated 3½ miles north of Vailima.

Vailima

Latitude
-13.86528° or 13° 51′ 55″ south
Longitude
-171.76203° or 171° 45′ 43″ west
Population
1,460
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
52RC46MQ+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12231009901
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4034924
Wiki­data ID
Q548806
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Vailima” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վաիլիմա”
  • Belarusian: “Ваіліма”
  • Bengali: “ভাইলিমা, সামোয়া”
  • Bulgarian: “Ваилима”
  • Catalan: “Vailima”
  • Cebuano: “Vailima”
  • Chinese: “维利马”
  • Czech: “Vailima, Samoa”
  • Danish: “Vailima”
  • Dutch: “Vailima, Samoa”
  • French: “Vailima”
  • Georgian: “ვაილიმა”
  • German: “Villa Vailima”
  • Hebrew: “ואלימה, סמואה”
  • Irish: “Vailima”
  • Italian: “Vailima”
  • Latin: “Vailima”
  • Lithuanian: “Vailima”
  • Polish: “Vailima”
  • Slovenian: “Vailima”
  • Swedish: “Vailima”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vailima”. Photo: Neil, CC BY 2.0.