Fatausi

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Fatausi
Village
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The Fatausi sign at the south end of the village bordering Fusi
Motto: 
Fa'avae ile Atua
ISS012-E-23598 NASA-Savai'i east end, Apolima strait, Upolu.jpg
Satellite image of eastern half of Savai'i island (left of photo) with tiny Apolima & Manono islands and the western tip of Upolu. (NASA photo, 2006)
Coordinates: 13°50′S171°45′W / 13.833°S 171.750°W / -13.833; -171.750
Country Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
District Safotulafai
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total205
Time zone UTC+13 (SST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+14 (HST)
[1] [2]

Fatausi is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the east coast of the island in the district of Fa'asaleleaga and the electoral district of Fa'asaleleaga 3. [3] The population is 205. [4]

This small village sits between the villages of Fogapoa to the north and the larger village of Fusi to the south. These three villages and the village of Tuasivi further north together form the traditional sub-district of Safotulafai. Tuilagi Letasi, a village orator, was part of the 'Mau a Pule' movement against German colonial rule, and was exiled along with Lauaki Namulauulu Mamoe in 1909. [5]

Safotulafai is also the capital of the Fa'asaleleaga political district, a major Malietoa area.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Samoa Starts Daylight Saving Time in 2009". timeanddate.com. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (8 August 2021). "Tuilagi title bestowal at Fatausi, Savai'i". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2021.


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