Pitonu'u

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Pitonu'u is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south side of the island in the political district of Satupa'itea. [1]

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.

Satupaitea District in Samoa

Satupa'itea is a large village district with four sub-villages on the south east coast of Savai'i Island in Samoa.

The population is 415 (2006 Census). [2]

The word pito nu'u means a smaller part of a larger village in the Samoan language.

Samoan is the language of the Samoan Islands, comprising Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is an official language – alongside English – in both jurisdictions.

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References

  1. ↑ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.


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