Ulutogia
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Ulutogia | |
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  Ulutogia Location within Samoa | |
| Coordinates: 14°2′43″S 171°26′27″W / 14.04528°S 171.44083°W | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| District | Atua |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 202 |
| Time zone | -11 |
Ulutogia is a village on the east coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Aleipata Itupa i Luga which is part of the political district of Atua. It has a population of 202.[1]
Ulutogia is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes' drive from Apia, the country's capital.
The High Chief (Ali'i Taua) title name of the village is Sagapolutele.
Ulutogia is also home to a famous saying (Alagaupu), "Ua togi pa tau i le 'ave." (The breadfruit was hit on the stalk)
2009 Samoa tsunami
[edit]Ulutogia was heavily damaged in the 2009 Samoa tsunami with fatalities following an earthquake south of the Samoa Islands on 29 September 2009.[2] However, the village has slowly recovered in a rebuilding programme with international aid and support.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Deadly tsunami strikes in Pacific". BBC News. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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