Foailuga is a village on the south-west coast of Savai'i

Savai'i

Savaii is the largest and highest island in Samoa and the Samoa Islands chain. It is also the biggest landmass in Polynesia outside Hawaii and New Zealand. The island of Savai'i is also referred to by Samoans as Salafai, a classical Samoan term used in oratory and prose...

 island in Samoa

Samoa

Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

. It is situated in Palauli

Palauli

Palauli is a district and village of Samoa, with a population of 8,984. It consists of two sections on the southern side of Savai'i...

 district.

Foailuga is near the other villages of Foailalo

Foailalo

Foailalo is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south coast of the island in Palauli district.-References:...

 and Satuiatua

Satuiatua

Satuiatua is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the central south coast of the island in Palauli district.The population is 286 ....

.

The population is 538 (2006 Census).

Many of the villagers have emigrated overseas, mainly to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. Like the rest of Samoa, Foailuga is governed at a local level by chiefs (matai) with support from the women's committee in the village. Life remains relatively traditional with subsistence living from food and crops grown in plantations as well as fishing.

The people of Foailuga are mainly Methodist and Mormon

Mormon

The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...

. Sports include volleyball, basketball, and kilikiti

Kilikiti

Kilikiti is one of several forms of the game of cricket. Originating in Samoa , it spread throughout Polynesia and can now be found around the world in areas with strong Polynesian populations...

, Samoan cricket.