Safa'i is a village on the north central coast of
Savai'i island 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 ...
. The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') Gaga'emauga 2 which forms part of the larger political district
Gaga'emauga.
The population of Safa'i is 2226.
Safa'i is a sub-village ''pito nu'u'' of the larger traditional village district of
Matautu
Matautu is the name of different villages in Samoa. Places named Matautu are found on the two largest islands, Upolu and Savaiʻi.
Matautu, Upolu Island
On Upolu island;
*Matautu, a village located on the central north coast of the island to th ...
which includes the villages of
Avao,
Lelepa,
Fagamalo
Fagamalo is a village situated on the central north coast of Savai'i in Samoa. It is a sub-village or ''pito nu'u'' of the larger traditional village enclave of Matautu in the political district of Gaga'emauga. The population of the village is ...
,
Saleia
Saleia is a village on the north central coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') of Gaga'emauga 2 which forms part of the larger political district of Gaga'emauga.
The population ...
and more recently
Sato'alepai. All the villages are situated along the coast with the main island road passing through the settlements.
Safa'i is at the east end of Matautu, near the lava fields at
Saleaula
Sale'aula is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa and is the traditional center of the Gaga'emauga political district. Chief council meetings are held at Vaitu’utu’u malae in the village. The village has a populati ...
village. The neighbouring village on its west side is
Sato'alepai where there is a conservation area and turtle habitat.
References
Populated places in Gaga'emauga
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