Safa'i is a village located on the north-central coast of
Savai'i island in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
. The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') Gaga'emauga 2 which forms part of the larger political district
Gaga'emauga.
As of the latest census, the population of Safa'i is 2226.
Safa'i is a sub-village ''pito nu'u'' of the larger traditional village district of
Matautu
Matautu is the name of different villages in Samoa. Places named Matautu are found on the two largest islands, Upolu and Savaiʻi.
Matautu, Upolu Island
On Upolu island;
*Matautu, a village located on the central north coast of the island to t ...
, which encompasses the villages of
Avao
Avao is a village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. ...
,
Lelepa,
Fagamalo,
Saleia
Saleia is a village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') of Gaga'emauga 2 which forms part of the larger political district of Gaga'emauga.
The populatio ...
and more recently,
Satoʻalepai. All the villages are situated along the coast, with the main island road passing through the settlements.
Safa'i is situated at the east end of Matautu, near the lava fields at
Saleaula
Sale'aula is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa and is the traditional center of the Gaga'emauga political district. Chief council meetings are held at Vaitu’utu’u malae in the village. The village has a populati ...
village. The neighbouring village to its west side is
Satoʻalepai, which is home to a conservation area and turtle habitat.
References
Populated places in Gaga'emauga
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