Saleia

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Saleia is a village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. [1] The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Gaga'emauga III which forms part of the larger political district of Gaga'emauga.

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.

Gagaemauga District in Samoa

Gaga'emauga is a district on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. The district is situated on the central north side of Savai'i. The name Gaga'emauga literally means "near side of the mountain", meaning the eastern side of the mountain chain running through the centre of Savai'i Island.

The population of Saleia is 267 (2006 Census). [2]

Saleia is a sub-village pito nu'u of the larger traditional village district of Matautu which includes the villages of Avao, Lelepa, Fagamalo, Safa'i and more recently Sato'alepai. Saleia is at the west end of Matautu, towards the popular tourist beach fale village of Manase.

Matautu is the name of different villages in Samoa. Places named Matautu are found on the two largest islands, Upolu and Savai'i.

Avao

Avao is a village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency Gaga'emauga III, which is included in the larger political district of Gaga'emauga.

Fagamalo Village in Gagaemauga, Samoa

Not to be confused with Fagamalo, American Samoa

Notes

  1. "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 19 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 19 December 2009.

Coordinates: 13°27′S172°22′W / 13.450°S 172.367°W / -13.450; -172.367

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