Fai'a'ai Explained

Fai'a'ai is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south coast of the island in the district of Satupa'itea and the electoral district of Salega 1.[1] The population is 397.[2]

Fai'a'ai is known in the myths and legends of Samoa as the place where the warrior nafanua was exposed to her enemies as a female. There is a slight slope in Faia'ai known as "Malae O Le Ma"

References

-13.6667°N -210°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Constituencies Act 2019 . Parliament of Samoa . 31 January 2019 . 11 September 2021 . 4 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004192918/https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Constituencies-Act-2019-Eng.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Census 2016 Preliminary count . Samoa Bureau of Statistics . 2016 . 23 August 2021.

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