Matatufu
Encyclopedia
Matatufu is a small village on south east end of Upolu
island in Samoa
.The village is part of Lotofaga Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which is within the larger political district of Atua
.
The population is 420 (2006 Census).
Neighbouring villages are Lotofaga
and Vavau
.
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 is part of Lotofaga Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which is within the larger political district of Atua
Atua
Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori. The Polynesian word literally means power or strength and so the concept is similar to that of mana...
.
The population is 420 (2006 Census).
Neighbouring villages are Lotofaga
Lotofaga
Lotofaga is a village on the south coast of Upolu island in Samoa. Lotofaga is also the name of the larger Lotofaga Electoral Constituency which includes Lotofaga village and two other villages, Vavau and Matatufu....
and Vavau
Vavau, Samoa
Vavau is a small village on south east end of Upolu island in Samoa.The village is part of Lotofaga Electoral Constituency which is within the larger political district of Atua.The population is 356 ....
.