Fatausi Explained

Official Name:Fatausi
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:Fa'avae ile Atua
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Samoa
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Safotulafai
Subdivision Type2:Electoral Constituency of Fa'asaleleaga
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:205
Timezone:SST
Utc Offset:+13
Timezone Dst:HST
Utc Offset Dst:+14
Coordinates:-13.8333°N -216°W
Elevation M:2
Elevation Ft:7
Footnotes:[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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weather Underground: Apia, Samoa.
  2. Web site: Samoa Starts Daylight Saving Time in 2009. timeanddate.com. 28 November 2008. 2009-08-03.
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: Census 2016 Preliminary count . Samoa Bureau of Statistics . 2016 . 23 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Tuilagi title bestowal at Fatausi, Savai'i . Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi . Samoa Observer . 8 August 2021 . 14 September 2021.