Gaga'emauga
Gagaemauga is a district on the island of Savaii in Samoa. The district is situated on the central north side of Savaii. The name 'Gagaemauga' literally means "near side of the mountain", meaning the eastern side of the mountain chain running through the centre of Savaii Island.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gagaemauga
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- District
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- Samoan fale, Lelepa village, Savaii, Samoa 2009.JPG
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- Fale tele, meeting house, Lelepa village in Gagaemauga district. Architecture of Samoa dictate seating positions in cultural ceremony & ritual.
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- Samoa-Gaga'emauga.png
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- Map of Samoa showing Gagaemauga district
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- Country
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- District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 7,840
- Settlement.timezone
- -11
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Gagaemauga is a district on the island of Savaii in Samoa. The district is situated on the central north side of Savaii. The name 'Gagaemauga' literally means "near side of the mountain", meaning the eastern side of the mountain chain running through the centre of Savaii Island.
The traditional centre of the district is Saleaula, where the district chiefs (matai) and orators meet at Vaituutuu malae.