Samalaeʻulu Explained

Samalaeʻulu is a village on the northeast side of Savaiʻi island in Samoa. The village is situated on the main island highway about a 40-minutes drive north west from Salelologa ferry terminal and township and is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) of Gaga'emauga 1.[1] The population is 1054, making it one of the more populous villages in Savai'i.[2]

The villages name sa malae ulu means "this place used to be dominated by breadfruit trees".[3] During the volcanic eruption of Mt Matavanu (1905 - 1911), lava flowed between Samalae'ulu and Saleaula to the west, forcing villagers to move from the coast to its present inland location.

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-13.5028°N -172.3°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Constituencies Act 2019 . Parliament of Samoa . 31 January 2019 . 11 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Census 2016 Preliminary count . Samoa Bureau of Statistics . 11 September 2021.
  3. Eruption Styles of Samoan Volcanoes Represented in Tattooing, Language and Cultural Activities of the Indigenous People . Fepuleai . Aleni . Weber . Eberhard . Nemeth . Karoly . Muliaina . Tolu . Geoheritage . 9 . 3 . 395-411 . 2016 . 30 July 2021 . 10.1007/s12371-016-0204-1.