Aopo is a village in the
Gaga'ifomauga district on the island of
Savai'i in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
. It is situated inland in the central north of the island in the district of
Gagaʻifomauga
Gagaifomauga is a political district on the island of Savaii in Samoa. The district is situated on the northern side of the island with a population of 4,878 (2016 Census).
Gagaifomauga district include the village communities of Aopo, Lefag ...
and the electoral district of Gagaʻifomauga 3. The population was 383 as of 2016. The name of the village is derived from two words, ''ao'' (day) and ''po'' (night) and may be derived from a volcanic eruption.
The village is located inland from the north coast of Savai'i, close to the main lava field from the island's volcanic cones. There is an Aopo Conservation Area open to visitors and the trail starts at the east end of the village.
Hikers can ascend
Mt Silisili, Samoa's highest peak, from Aopo.
In 2007, Aopo village sold its
teak
Teak (''Tectona grandis'') is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. ''Tectona grandis'' has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panic ...
plantation to Blue Bird Lumber.
References
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Populated places in Gaga'ifomauga