Palauli Explained

Official Name:Palauli
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Samoa
Subdivision Type1:District
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:9300
Timezone:-11

Palauli is a district and village of Samoa, with a population (2016 Census) of 9,300. It consists of two sections on the southern side of Savai'i. The capital is Vailoa which is also referred to as Vailoa i Palauli (Vailoa in Palauli district).

Geological formations of lava tubes have created the Taga Blowholes on the coast of Taga village and attracts visitors and tourists.

In recent years, the inland village of Sili has refused to let the government of Samoa build a hydroelectric power plant on traditional land due to conservation and cultural concerns.[1]

The paramount title of this district is Lilomaiava, which is conferred in Vailoa. As part of the selection process for the title-holder, Vailoa must consult Safotu village in the Gagaifomauga political district. Safotu is the northern base of the Lilomaiava title in Savai'i.

Archaeology

See main article: Archaeology in Samoa. Extensive pre-historic settlements have been surveyed and studied in the Palauli district where the Pulemelei Mound is situated.[2]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. News: Samoa’s Sili hydro plan scuttled, 12 March 2004 UTC. Radio New Zealand International. 23 November 2009.
  2. http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_91_1982/Volume_91,_No._1/Samoan_village_patterns:_four_examples,_by_J._D._Jennings,_R._Holmer_and_G._Jackmond,_p_81-102/p1?page=0&action=searchresult&target=
  3. Web site: Mai returns as squads declared for NZI Sevens. International Rugby Board, News. 4 February 2010. 2 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100210073009/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition=3/news/newsid=2035583.html. 10 February 2010. dead.