Salamumu
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Salamumu is a village on the south west coast of Upolu
island in Samoa
. The village has two settlements, Salamumu Uta (population 290) and Salamumu Tai (population 80).
Although the village is geographically located on Upolu, the village is politically (and historically) part of the Gaga'emauga
electoral district on the island of Savai'i
.
The settlement was relocated to Upolu in the early 1900s following volcanic eruptions from Mt Matavanu
which destroyed villages on the north central coast of the Savai'i and leaving behind extensive lava fields at Saleaula
.
The people of Salamumu still have strong kinship cultural ties to their land on Savai'i.
Le'auva'a
is another settlement on Upolu island which was also relocated from Savai'i following the volcanic eruptions.
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 two settlements, Salamumu Uta (population 290) and Salamumu Tai (population 80).
Although the village is geographically located on Upolu, the village is politically (and historically) part of the Gaga'emauga
Gaga'emauga
Gaga'emauga is an electoral district on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. The district is situated on the central north side of Savai'i. The name Gaga'emauga literally means: “near side of the mountain” meaning the eastern side of the mountain chain running through the centre of ...
electoral district on the island 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...
.
The settlement was relocated to Upolu in the early 1900s following volcanic eruptions from Mt Matavanu
Mt Matavanu
Mt Matavanu is an active volcano on the island of Savai'i in Samoa.The most recent eruptions from Matavanu occurred between 1905 - 1911 with lava flows on its northern side flowing towards the island's coastline and into the sea in the district of Gaga'emauga....
which destroyed villages on the north central coast of the Savai'i and leaving behind extensive lava fields at Saleaula
Saleaula
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...
.
The people of Salamumu still have strong kinship cultural ties to their land on Savai'i.
Le'auva'a
Le'auva'a
Le'auva'a is a village on the island of Upolu island in Samoa. The population is 3,041. Although the village is geographically located on Upolu, the village is politically part of the political district of Gaga'emauga on the island of Savai'i.The settlement was relocated to Upolu in the early...
is another settlement on Upolu island which was also relocated from Savai'i following the volcanic eruptions.