| Upolu | |
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Location  | |
| State | Samoa |
|---|---|
| Surface | 1,125 km² |
| Inhabitants | 134.400 (2001) |
Upolu it is one of the islands Samoa.
To know
Geographical notes
Upolu is formed by a large basaltic volcano that rises from the seabed of the western Pacific Ocean and is the second largest and most populated of the Samoa Islands, located east of the "Big Island", Savai'i. The island's volcano, Mount Fito, has historically not recorded eruptions.
Background
Between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, the island was sometimes called Ojalava or Ojolava.
Territories and tourist destinations
Upolu: full screen map.Urban centers
- Apia - The main center of the island, located on the north coast with the international airport of Faleolo to the west of the island.
Other destinations
- O Le Pupu Pu'e National Park - The national park of the islands Samoa, on the island of Upolu.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Faleolo International Airport (IATA: APW) (Apia). It is the main airport in Samoa and is perhaps one of the fastest ways to get to the island. Various airlines operate here:
- Air New Zealand;
- Samoa Airways - offers most of the available flights and also deals with domestic flights;
- Fiji Airways - from / to Suva;
- Virgin Australia;
- Real Tonga - from / to Nuku'alofa;
- Talofa Airways - from / to Nuku'alofa is I pay I pay.
