Tafaigata

Tafa'igata is a village in the central region of Upolu island in Samoa. The village population is 527 (2006 Census).^[1]

Tafa'igata is part of Faleata West Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) which forms part of the larger political district of Tuamasaga.^[2]

The area around Tafaigata is also home to the Tafaigata Shooting Range (a venue for the 2007 South Pacific Games), the secondary education campus of the Robert Louis Stevenson School, the Tafaigata prison and a large landfill site.

References

↑ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
↑ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

Tuamasaga District: Itūmālō

Traditional centers: Afega and Malie

Villages	Apia (Country capital) Fa'ato'ialemanu Fagali'i Lalovaea Lauli'i Lepea Letogo Lotopa Magiagi Tai Malua Matautu Moata'a Mulinu'u Pesega Sataoa Siumu Tafaigata Tanugamanono Taufusi Tuana'i Vaiee Vailele Vailima Vaimoso

Notable landmarks	Mount Vaea Vailima, former home of Robert Louis Stevenson Faleata Sports Complex, Taunaimato

Archaeology in Samoa	Falemauga Caves Lapita plainware pottery & pre-historic earth mounds at Vailele

Education & Libraries	National University of Samoa Samoa College Apia Library List of schools in Upolu

Environment	Samoan plant names Birds of Samoa Mammals of Samoa Protected areas of Samoa

Electoral constituencies: Faipule Districts	Faleata East Faleata West Safata (2 seats) Sagaga Le Falefa Sagaga Le Usoga Siumu Vaimauga East Vaimauga West (2 seats)

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