Matautu village (Lefaga)

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For the Matautu village north coast Upolu island & Savai'i island, see Mata-Utu. For the capital of Wallis and Futuna, see Mata-Utu.

Matautu is a village in the large traditional settlement of Lefaga in Samoa. The village is situated on the south west coast of Upolu island and lies within the political district of A'ana.^[1]

The population is 858 (2006 Census).^[2]

It was the film location of Return to Paradise, starring Gary Cooper.

There are a number of villages and geographic areas called Matautu in Samoa.

References

↑ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
↑ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006". Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

v t e A'ana District: Itūmālō

Traditional center: Leulumoega

Villages	Leulumoega Faleasiu Falese'ela Fasito'o Tai Fasito'o Uta Gagaifo o le Vao Lefaga Matautu (Lefaga) Pata Safa'atoa Samatau Satapuala Savaia

Transport	Faleolo International Airport

Environment	Samoan plant names List of birds of Samoa List of mammals of Samoa List of protected areas of Samoa

Electoral constituencies: Faipule Districts	A'ana Alofi No. 1 (2 seats) A'ana Alofi No. 2 A'ana Alofi No. 3 Falelatai & Samatau Lefaga & Falese'ela

Coordinates: 13°58′S 171°57′W / 13.97°S 171.95°W / -13.97; -171.95

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