Salega
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Salega is a traditional district on the island of Savai'i
Savai'i
Savaii is the largest and highest island in Samoa and the Samoa Islands chain. It is also the biggest landmass in Polynesia outside Hawaii and New Zealand. The island of Savai'i is also referred to by Samoans as Salafai, a classical Samoan term used in oratory and prose...

 in Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

. It is situated on the south side of the island.The population is 3,461 (2006 Census).

Electoral constituency (Faipule District)

In modern politics, Salega is also an electoral constituency
Electoral Constituencies of Samoa
The Fono Aoao Faitulafono of Samoa has 49 members. Of these, 47 are elected from 41 territorial constituencies based on traditional districts. Two members are elected...

 (Faipule district), one of 41 divisions based on traditional districts in the country. Salega electoral constituency falls within the larger political district (Itumalo) of Satupa'itea
Satupa'itea
Satupa'itea is a large village district with four sub-villages on the south east coast of Savai'i Island in Samoa.In the country's modern political divisions, Satupa'itea is also a Political District , one of 11 in the country, which now includes the traditional area of Salega.-Satupa'itea village...

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Salega constituency has two seats in Samoa's Parliament.

The constituency comprise 8 villages; Fagafau
Fagafau
Fagafau is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south east coast of the island in the traditional district of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea....

, Samata-i-Tai
Samata-i-Tai
Samata-i-Tai is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south side of the island in the traditional district and electoral constituency of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea.The population is 448 ....

, Samata-i-Uta
Samata-i-Uta
Samata-i-Uta is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south side of the island in the traditional district and electoral constituency of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea.The population is 617 ....

, Fogatuli
Fogatuli
Fogatuli is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south east coast of the island in the traditional district of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea....

, Fai'a'ai
Fai'a'ai
Fai'a'ai is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south east coast of the island in the traditional district of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea....

, Vaipua
Vaipua
Vaipua is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south east coast of the island in the traditional district of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea....

, Fogasavai'i
Fogasavai'i
Fogasavai'i is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south east coast of the island in the traditional district of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea....

 and Sagone
Sagone
Sagone is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated on the south coast of the island in the traditional district of Salega which falls within the larger political district of Satupa'itea.The population is 732 ....

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