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Saleaula
Sign in to save'''Sale'aula''' is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa and is the traditional center of the Gaga'emauga political district. Chief council meetings are held at Vaitu’utu’u malae in the village. The village has a population of 600.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Saleaula is referenced by 27 other articles, and connects out to Savai'i, Mount Matavanu and Leʻauvaʻa.
It sits within the topics Lava fields, Populated places destroyed by volcanic eruptions and Populated places in Gaga'emauga.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sale'aula
- Region
- Gagaʻemauga
- Country
- Sāmoa
- Population
- 597
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Samoa
- Located in
- Gaga'emauga
- Image
- ISS018-E-7724 NASA North central SAVAI', REEFS, FAGAMALO.jpg
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- Volcanic eruptions
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'''Sale'aula''' is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa and is the traditional center of the Gaga'emauga political district. Chief council meetings are held at Vaitu’utu’u malae in the village. The village has a population of 600.
==Volcanic eruptions== thumb|left|200px|Eruption of Mt Matavanu, 1905. (photo by Thomas Andrew thumb|left|200px|Lava fields on Savai'i. Volcanic eruptions of Mt Matavanu (1905 - 1911) in central Savai'i swept northwards towards the coast and destroyed villages in its path.
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