Lefagaoaliʻi

Lefagaoaliʻi
Village
View of Lefagaoaliʻi from the south at Mata o le Alelo pool
View of Lefagaoaliʻi from the south at Mata o le Alelo pool
Lefagaoaliʻi is located in Samoa
Lefagaoaliʻi
Lefagaoaliʻi
Coordinates: 13°28′1″S 172°25′16″W / 13.46694°S 172.42111°W / -13.46694; -172.42111
Country Samoa
DistrictGagaifomauga
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
485
Time zone-11

Lefagaoaliʻi is a village on the central north coast of Savaiʻi island in Samoa.[1] The village is in the electoral district of Gagaifomauga 2.[2] The population is 485.[3]

The settlement is situated on a thin spit of land with the ocean on the north side and an inland lake with mangroves on the south side which flows out to the open sea through a gap at the west end of the village. The main island road circling Savaiʻi passes the village at the east end at the bottom of a steep hill. At the base of the cliffs at the east end of the village, and by the sea, are freshwater springs used by the people of Lefagaoaliʻi and neighbouring villages.

To the east of Lefagaoaliʻi are the villages of Samauga and Safotu. On the south and towards the west are Safune, Faletagaloa and Sasina.

There are reef breaks for surfing directly in front of the village although the waves are not for the inexperienced.

References

  1. ^ [1] Democracy and custom in Sāmoa: an uneasy alliance by Asofou Soʻo, p.156. Retrieved 26 October 2009
  2. ^ "Electoral Constituencies Act 2019" (PDF). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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