Le'auva'a ('the people from the boat') is a village on the island of

Upolu 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 long and in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximate ...

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 ...

. The population is 3274. Although the village, with an area of 5.558 km², is geographically located on Upolu, the village is politically (and historically) part of the political district of Gaga'emauga on the island of Savai'i, as is the neighbouring village of

Saleimoa Saleimoa is a small village on the Samoan island of Upolu. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island. The village is split into five sub-villages (Levi, Alamutu, Lotoso’a, Salepouae, and Nonoa) and has a total population of 3816. It i ...

. The village was founded by people relocated to

during the 1905—1911 eruption of

Mt Matavanu Mount Matavanu is an active volcano on the island of Savaiʻi in Samoa. The volcano was formed during an eruption in 1905. Lava flows from the eruption covered a large area of land in the Gagaʻemauga district, leading to the relocation of severa ...

, with Le'auva'a being founded by villagers from Mauga and Samalaeʻulu. Salamumu is another settlement on Upolu island which was also relocated from Savai'i following the volcanic eruptions. Le'auva'a is part of the electoral constituency (''faipule district'') of Sagaga 3.

Notable people

* Julia Ioane

References

Populated places in Gaga'emauga Enclaves and exclaves {{Samoa-geo-stub