Samalaeulu is a village on the northeast side of Savaii island in

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 village is situated on the main island highway about a 40-minutes drive north west from

Salelologa Salelologa () is a village district at the east end of Savai'i island in Samoa. It is the main entry point into the island with the only ferry terminal on Savai'i. It also serves as the main township for shopping and public amenities with a marke ...

ferry terminal and township and is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') of Gaga'emauga 1. The population is 1054, making it one of the more populous villages in Savai'i. The villages name ''sa malae ulu'' means "this place used to be dominated by breadfruit trees". During the volcanic 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 ...

(1905 - 1911), lava flowed between Samalae'ulu and

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 ...

to the west, forcing villagers to move from the coast to its present inland location.

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Populated places in Gaga'emauga {{Samoa-geo-stub