Samalaeʻulu
Village on the northeast side of Savaiʻi island in Samoa
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Samalaeʻulu is a village on the northeast side of Savaiʻi 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 (Faipule District) of Gaga'emauga 1.[1] The population is 1,054, making it one of the more populous villages in Savai'i.[2]
The villages name sa malae ulu means "this place used to be dominated by breadfruit trees".[3] During the volcanic eruption of Mt Matavanu (1905 - 1911), lava flowed between Samalae'ulu and Saleaula to the west, forcing villagers to move from the coast to its present inland location.
