Pitonu'u 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 south coast of the island in the district of
Satupa'itea and the electoral district of Satupa'itea. The population is 283.
The word ''pito nu'u'' means "a smaller part of a larger village" in the
Samoan language
Samoan ( or , ) is a Polynesian languages, Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands. Administratively, the islands are split between the sovereign country of Samoa and the Unincorporated territories of the United States, Unit ...
.
References
Populated places in Samoa
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