Safune | |
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Village district | |
 View in Safune village district, 2009 | |
  Safune | |
| Coordinates: 13°28′14.46″S 172°25′28.35″W / 13.4706833°S 172.4245417°W | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| District | Gagaifomauga |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 786 |
| Time zone | -11 |
| Includes villages; Matavai, Faletagaloa, Fatuvalu | |
Safune is a traditional village district on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. It lies within the electoral constituency of Gaga'ifomauga. Safune is the birthplace of Mau leader Olaf Frederick Nelson and the filming location of Moana (1926 film), one of the first documentaries made in the world. The Mata o le Alelo pool associated with the Sina and the Eel Polynesian legend is also in Safune.
The villages within Safune are Matavai, Faletagaloa and Fatuvalu as well as smaller traditional land boundaries, Faleolo and Lalomati.