Motusa is a group of close villages in the district of Itu'tiu

Itu'tiu

Itu'ti'u is one of the seven districts on the island of Rotuma, a dependency of Fiji. Rotuma's capital, the village of Ahau, is located in this district. It also includes the villages of Savlei, Lau, Feavai, Tuakoi, Motusa, Ropure, Melsa'a, and Losa....

, on the island of Rotuma

Rotuma

Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a small but unique indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognizable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans"...

, one of the islands of Fiji

Fiji

Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

. Rotuma is made up of two volcanic landmasses

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

 connected by a sandy isthmus

Isthmus

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...

, on which Motusa is located.

Motusa consists of the following villages:

• Agai Maftoa
• Atapisi
• Else'e
• Elsio
• Hamatua
• Haroa
• Islepi
• Jumjumi
• Litanoa
• Lum Ao
• Mel'niu
• Mofmanu.
• Oilala
• Tia
• Tuifiriga
• Uanheta
• Upu

Motusa is about one kilometer southwest of Ahau

Ahau

Ahau may refer to:*Ajaw, a political rulership title from the Maya civilization*Ahau, the government station of Rotuma, a Fijian Dependency* Kinich Ahau, the 16th-century Yucatec name of the Maya sun god...

, the government station, which is also the location of the island's post office, and a small hospital. Ahau is now the administrative center of Rotuma, although for a long time Motusa, being the largest settlement, and one of the best mooring

Mooring

Mooring may refer to:* Mooring , any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or lines* Mooring mast, a structure designed to hold airships and blimps securely in the open when they are not in flight....

s, was the centre of most business transactions and industry.