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 approximatel ...

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 ...

. 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 Mt Matavanu is an active volcano on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. The volcano was formed during an eruption in 1905. Lava flows from the eruption covered a large area of land in the Gaga'emauga district, leading to the relocation of several vil ...

, with Le'auva'a being founded by villagers from

Mauga Mauga is a village in Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is in the Gaga'emauga 1 constituency, a sub-division of the larger Gaga'emauga district. The population is 162. The word ''mauga'' means ''mountain'' in the Samoan language. The settlem ...

and

Samalaeʻulu Samalaeulu is a village on the northeast side of Savaii island in Samoa. The village is situated on the main island highway about a 40-minutes drive north west from Salelologa ferry terminal and township and is part of the electoral constituency ...

Salamumu Salamumu is a village on the south west coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The village has two settlements, Salamumu Uta (population 338) and Salamumu Tai (population 33). The village's name is derived from the words ''sala'' (fire) and ''mumu'' (pun ...

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.

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