Faletagaloa

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Faletagaloa
Village
Country Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
District Gagaifomauga
Population (2006)
  Total 396
Time zone -11

Faletagaloa is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa.

Savaii Island in the Samoan Islands chain

Savaiʻi is the largest and highest island in Samoa and the Samoan Islands chain. The island is the fifth largest in Polynesia, behind the two main islands of New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands of Hawaii and Maui.

Samoa country in Oceania

Samoa, officially the Independent State ofSamoa and, until 4 July 1997, known as Western Samoa, is a country consisting of two main islands, Savai'i and Upolu, and four smaller islands. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a unique Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity.

The village is in the traditional sub-district of Safune in the Gagaifomauga electoral division. [1]

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References

  1. Government of Samoa, List of districts. Retrieved 26 October 2009

Coordinates: 13°28′S172°26′W / 13.467°S 172.433°W / -13.467; -172.433

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