 Apia village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia which has grown into a sprawling urban area with many villages.Like every other settlement in the country, Apia village has its own "matai" chiefly leaders and "fa'alupega" (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa.The modern capital Apia was founded in the 1850s and has been the official capital of Samoa since 1959.