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Poutasi is a village on the south east coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The population is 395. [1] The village is part of Falealili Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) in the larger political district of Atua. [2] Poutasi was extensively damaged by the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami. [3] The artist Fatu Feu'u grew up in Poutasi. [4]
Map of Samoa. This article shows a list of cities, towns and villages in Samoa. List. Main townships ... Falealili; Falealupo; Faleasiu; Faleatiu; Falefa;
Ātua is an ancient political district of Samoa, consisting of most of the eastern section of Upolu and the island Tutuila.Within Samoa's traditional polity, Ātua is ruled by the Tui Ātua together with the group of six senior orators of Lufilufi and 13 senior matai from throughout Ātua, comprising the Fale Ātua (or parliament of Atua).
In Samoan mythology, the village of Falelima is associated with a powerful spirit called Nifoloa. The following is an explanation of the myth told in the words of Samoan historian Teo Tuvale (1855–1919) in the publication An Account of Samoan History up to 1918. [3] The Long Toothed Devil of Falelima.
Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean.The island is 75 kilometres (47 miles) long and 1,125 square kilometres (434 square miles) in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area.
Tuvale's father, Vaaelua Petaia (1822–1881) was the first pastor in the village. Petaia was one of the first Samoan Christian converts to the London Missionary Society and an early student at Malua Theological College. Following Petaia's death in 1881, his son Faleto'ese became the second pastor in the village. [3]
The Fono Aoao Faitulafono (Legislative Assembly) of Samoa has 51 members representing 51 electoral constituencies. Until 1991 voting for candidates in traditional territorial constituencies was by matai (chiefs) suffrage only.
Faleolo is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. The village is just south of Faleolo International Airport and is part of A'ano Alofi 4 Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which forms part of the larger A'ana political district. [1] As of the 2021 census, the population is 15. [2]