Fatausi is a village on the island of
Savai'i in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
. 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 to the north and the larger village of Fusi to the south. These three villages and the village of
Tuasivi 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, a resistance movement in Samoa during colonialism. Mamoe was exiled to Saipan in 1909. He died in 1915 as he was ...
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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