Editing Apia (section)

{{short description|Capital of Samoa}}
{{For|other uses of the term Apia|Apia (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Apia
| native_name        = 
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)-->
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image
  | border                 = infobox
  | total_width            = 290
  | image_style            = border:1;
  | perrow                 = 1/2
  | image1 = WS-apia-regierg.jpg
  | caption1 = [[Samoa|Government Building in Apia]]
  | image2 = Central Bank of Samoa (2009).jpg
  | caption2 = [[Central Bank of Samoa]]
  | image3 = Samoa - flight from Apia to Niue.jpg
  | caption3 =  [[Faleolo International Airport]]
  | image4 = WS-Apia-Immac-concept.jpg
  | caption4 = [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia|The Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Apia]]
}}
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| image_seal         = 
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| image_blank_emblem = 
| blank_emblem_type  = [[Logo]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_map          = Samoa Apia Map.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Map of Apia
| pushpin_map        = Samoa <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map -->
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Samoa
| coordinates        = {{coord|13|50|S|171|45|W|region:WS|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Samoa]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Districts of Samoa|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Tuamasaga]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Electoral Constituencies of Samoa|Constituency]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Vaimauga West]] and [[Faleata East]]
| subdivision_name3  = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1850s
| established_title2 = Became Capital
| established_date2  = 1959
| government_type    = 
| government_footnotes = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 123.81
| area_urban_km2     = 51.8
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/91762.html | title = Weather Underground: Apia, Samoa }}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 2
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 35,974
| population_as_of   = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   = 35,974
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_note    = 
| timezone           = [[UTC+13:00|WST]]
| utc_offset         = +13
| timezone_DST       = 
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| postal_code_type   = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... -->
| postal_code        = 
| area_code          = 
| blank_name         = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info         = [[Tropical rainforest climate|Af]]
| website            = 
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| name               = 
}}
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'''Apia''' ({{IPA|sm|a.pi.a|lang}}) is the [[Capital (political)|capital]] and largest city of [[Samoa]]. It is located on the central north coast of [[Upolu]], Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of [[Tuamasaga]].

The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 35,974 (2021 census).<ref name=pop/> Its geographic boundaries extend from the east approximately from [[Letogo]] village in Vaimauga to the west in the newer, industrialized region of Apia which extends to Vaitele village in Faleata.