Fatausi is a village on the island of
Savai'i 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 ...
. It is situated on the east coast of the island in the district of
Fa'asaleleaga and the electoral district of Fa'asaleleaga 3. The population is 205.
This small village sits between the villages of
Fogapoa
Fogapoa is a village on the north east coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') Fa'asaleleaga 3 which is within the larger political district (''Itumalo'') of Fa'asaleleaga.
The p ...
to the north and the larger village of Fusi to the south. These three villages and the village of
Tuasivi
Tuasivi is a village on the north east coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is in the electoral district of Fa'asaleleaga and has a population of 193.
Tuasivi is the main centre for government administration on Savai'i. There is a small ...
further north together form the traditional sub-district of
Safotulafai
Safotulafai is a traditional village at the east end of Savai'i island with historical and political significance in Samoa's history. It is the traditional center of the island of Savaii, now became the center of Fa'asaleleaga political distr ...
. 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
Lauaki Namulau'ulu Mamoe (died 14 December 1915) (also known as Lauati) was a renowned orator chief and the first leader of the Mau movement, Mau, a resistance movement in Samoa during colonialism. Mamoe was exiled to Saipan in 1909. He died in 19 ...
in 1909.
Safotulafai is also the capital of the
Fa'asaleleaga political district, a major
Malietoa
Mālietoa ( ''Mālietoa'') is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa. It is the titular head of one of the two great royal families of Samoa: Sā Malietoa. Literally translated as "great warrior", the title's orig ...
area.
References
Populated places in Fa'asaleleaga
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