Today, the ferry terminal at Mulifanua, situated on the northwest coast of Upolu, is the second-most important port on the island, after the busiest harbour in the capital Apia.
As such, Apia was the location of the first goal scored in the 2010 qualifiers, by Pierre Wajoka of New Caledonia against Tahiti.
In 1904, Kellogg observed numerous severed arms on reefs at Apia, Samoa, noting that many were sprouting new arms and suggested that Linckia diplax and Linckia pacifica had the ability to generate new individuals in this way.
Strabo (p. 616) says that the sources of the Caicus are in a plain separated by the range of Temnus from the plain of Apiae, and that the plain of Apia lies above the plain of Thebe in the interior.
In addition, the only urban city in the country is situated in Apia, in the north of the district.
It was the 120th edition of the Apia International Sydney, and was a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour.
It was the 121st edition of the Apia International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour.
The 2014 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2014 ATP World Tour and 2014 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club, also known simply as APIA, is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia.
It is located near the top of Mount Vaea, at the end of Moamoa Road, which leads directly from Apia.
Late on December 2, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) started to monitor an area of disturbed weather that was located within the South Pacific convergence zone to the northwest of Apia, Samoa.
Kenneth Charles Kinnersley, born at Apia, Upolu, Samoa on 13 March 1914 and died at Clifton, Bristol on 30 June 1984, played first-class cricket for Somerset in 10 matches in the 1930s.
Mahonri Schwalger (born 15 September 1978 in Apia, Samoa) is a professional rugby union footballer who plays for the Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and for Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup.
Nine women's teams participated in the first stage, held as the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.
Interns have also met with members of various government agencies such as the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of Defense, and even White House staff members and directors to discuss issues concerning civil rights and voting rights, especially as it pertains to the APIA community.
Air Nauru once had a remarkably comprehensive network in the Asia-Pacific, with service to Hong Kong, Kagoshima, Taipei, Okinawa, Singapore, Guam, Saipan, Koror, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Majuro, Tarawa, Honolulu, Honiara, Port Vila, Noumea, Apia, Pago Pago, Nadi, Tonga, Kanton Island, Niue, Raratonga, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Christmas Island.
In September 1996, the association acquired the lease of a house at Matautu-tai in Apia, which now serves as national headquarters.
Robert Louis Stevenson witnessed the storm and its aftermath at Apia and later wrote about what he saw.