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to Samoa, landed in 1830. It was here that
Malietoa Vaiinupo received Williams. Sapapali'i had become the second Malietoa base in the district in 1750 when Malietoa Ti'a moved here.
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Geographically, Faʻasaleleaga district is located at latitude (-13.67 degrees) 13° 40' 11" south of the equator and longitude (-172.12 degrees) 172° 7' 12" west of the prime meridian on the world map.
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has become the main township for shopping and public amenities on the island. Salelologa wharf is the main ferry terminal for inter-island passenger and vehicle boats between Savaiʻi and
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where district chiefs and orators meet at
Fuifatu malae. Safotulafai was the main base of the 'Mau a Pule' resistance movement against colonial rule, which grew into the national
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and eventually Samoa's political independence in 1962. Safotulafai also has close traditional links with
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is the main airfield on the island, located 10 minutes south of
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81:Map of Samoa showing Faʻasaleleaga district
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149:The traditional capital is
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597:Central Savai'i Rainforest
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816:Districts of Samoa
787:13.667°S 172.250°W
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151:Safotulafai
805:Categories
499:Tino i Iva
494:Tapueleele
469:Sapapali'i
404:Lalomalava
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262:References
220:Salelologa
206:, where
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107:Population
749:Vaisigano
739:Tuamasaga
484:Satalafai
429:Sa'asa'ai
224:Mulifanua
185:Tuamasaga
121:Time zone
778:172°15′W
524:Va o Iva
519:Vaisaulu
424:Pu'apu'a
347:Villages
250:See also
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159:Saleaula
136:district
41:District
775:13°40′S
729:Palauli
560:Tuasivi
514:Vaimaga
509:Vaiafai
504:Tuasivi
489:Siufaga
439:Saipipi
389:Fuifatu
379:Fogapoa
374:Fatausi
369:Falefia
321:Itūmālō
237:Tuasivi
173:Tuasivi
144:Savaiʻi
88:Country
55:Apolima
479:Sapulu
474:Sapini
464:Saloga
459:Salimu
359:Eveeve
193:Manono
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419:Malae
354:Asaga
189:Upolu
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101:Samoa
63:Upolu
709:Atua
414:Luua
409:Lano
394:Fusi
384:Foua
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