Satupaitea is a large village district with four sub-villages on the south east coast of
Savaii Island in
Samoa
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In the country's modern political divisions, Satupaitea is also a Political District (''Itumalo''), one of 11 in the country, which now includes the traditional area of
Salega.
Satupaitea village enclave
The four villages in Satupaitea village enclave are
Moasula,
Pitonuu,
Satufia and
Vaega. The total population of Satupa'itea village enclave is 2112.
Satupaitea Political District
In modern politics, Satupaitea district incorporates the larger traditional area of
Salega (population 3,461).
Geographically, the district consists of two divisions separated by
Palauli
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).
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district.
The paramount chiefly title of the district is Tonumaipea, with special relevance in the Alataua sub-district (the western half of the district).
19th century Methodist mission
During the 19th century, Satupaitea was an important stronghold for the early
Methodist
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mission in Samoa. The English
Methodist
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missionary
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(1835–1917) arrived in Samoa in 1860 and lived with his wife Lydia in Satupa'itea.
They lived in a bamboo hut for the first two years and later constructed a mission house. In 1863, Brown began to train teachers at Satupa'itea for the ministry.
The 'training' for the Methodist ministry was later established, in 1868, at
Lufilufi
Lufilufi is a historical village situated on the north coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') Anoamaa East which is within the larger political district of Atua. The village's popula ...
on the north coast of
Upolu
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island as the
Piula Theological College.
Electoral results
References
Districts of Samoa
Enclaves and exclaves
Methodist missions
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