Moataʻa
Moataʻa is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is situated on the central north coast of the island, and falls within the urban conglomeration surrounding Samoa's capital, Apia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Apia Park and Fagali’i Airport.
Apia Park
Sports venue
Apia Park is a multi-function sports complex located in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Primarily used for rugby union events, Apia Park is the home stadium of the Samoa national rugby union team, Manu Samoa.
Fagali’i Airport
Aerodrome
Fagaliʻi Airport is a regional airport located in Fagaliʻi, Samoa. It has operated intermittently since 1970, reopening in May 2023 after safety concerns caused its latest closure in December 2019.
Falemata’aga
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falemata'aga is the national museum of Samoa. It is housed in a former school which was built by the German colonial administration.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apia and Mulinuʻu.
Apia
Photo: Simon sees, CC BY 2.0.
Apia is the capital of Samoa. It is on the northern coast of the island of Upolu and has a population of 42,000. As with most Pacific Island capitals, Apia is a little shabby and run down.
Mulinuʻu
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mulinuʻu is a small village situated on a tiny peninsula on Upolu island in Samoa. It became the site of the colonial administration in Samoa in the 1870s and continues to be the site for the Parliament of Samoa. Mulinuʻu is situated 2½ miles northwest of Moataʻa.
Lepea
Village
Photo: Teinesavaii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lepea is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. 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 Apia on the north central coast of the island. Lepea is situated 2½ miles west of Moataʻa.
Moataʻa
- Type: Village with 1,420 residents
- Also known as: “Moata‘a”, “Moata’a”, “Moata`a”, “Moataa”, and “Mootaa”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-13.83724° or 13° 50′ 14″ southLongitude
-171.74597° or 171° 44′ 46″ westPopulation
1,420Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
52RC5773+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1322435619OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4035200Wikidata ID
Q6886495
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Irish—“Moataʻa” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মোয়াতা‘আ”
- Bengali: “মোয়াতা’আ”
- Dutch: “Moataa”
- Irish: “Moataa”
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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 “Moataʻa”. Photo: Neil, CC BY 2.0.