Lepa is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 at the southeastern end of Upolu

Upolu

Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long, in area, and is the second largest in geographic area as well as the most populated of the Samoan Islands. Upolu is situated to the east of...

 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...

. The village has a population of 170 (2006 Census). It is also the name of an electoral faipule district, Lepa Electoral Constituency, which consists of 6 villages, including Lepa village, with a total population of 1,429. (2006 Census).

The village and Lepa Electoral Constituency are part of the larger political district of Atua

Atua (district)

Atua is the most ancient district of Samoa, now consisting of most of the eastern half of Upolu but also traditionally incorporates Tutuila and once all of Upolu and Savaii. The head of the district is the village of Lufilufi, in the western most part of Atua...

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Lepa Electoral Constituency

The six villages within Lepa Electoral Constituency includes the settlements of A'ufaga

A'ufaga

A'ufaga is a small village on the southeast end of Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency Lepa which is included in the larger political district of Atua.The population is 468 ....

, Lealatele

Lealatele

Lealatele is a village on the south east coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of Lepa Electoral Constituency which is within the larger political district of Atua.The population is 137 ....

 and Saleapaga

Saleapaga

Saleapaga is a village on the south east coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of Lepa Electoral Constituency which is within the larger political district of Atua.The population is 503 .-References:...

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Lepa is the birthplace of Samoan Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi

Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi

Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi is a Samoan politician who has been Prime Minister of Samoa since 1998.-Biography:Born at Lepa, Samoa, Malielegaoi is an economist by profession...

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The Lepa area was extensively damaged in the 2009 Samoan earthquake and tsunami

Tsunami

A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...

. Most of Lepa village was destroyed, leaving just the church and the village's welcome sign standing.