Sapapaliʻi

Sapapaliʻi
Village
Sunset at Sapapaliʻi
Sapapaliʻi
Coordinates: 13°41′21″S 172°11′11″W / 13.68917°S 172.18639°W / -13.68917; -172.18639
Country Samoa
DistrictFaʻasaleleaga
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
896
Time zone-11

Sapapaliʻi is a village on the north east coast of Savaiʻi island in Samoa. It is the village where John Williams, the first missionary to bring Christianity to Samoa, landed in 1830. Sapapali'i is in the Fa'asaleleaga political district and has a population of 896.

Sapapaliʻi became the second Malietoa base in the district in 1750 when Malietoa Tiʻa married a woman from the village. Their son Malietoa Fitisemanu was the father of Malietoa Vaiinupo who received Williams in 1830.

Sapapaliʻi is 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Salelologa ferry terminal and township.

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