Lufilufi
Piula | |
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Village | |
  Lufilufi
Piula | |
| Coordinates: 13°51′S 171°35′W / 13.850°S 171.583°W | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| District | Atua |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 949 |
| Time zone | -11 |
Lufilufi is a historical village situated on the north coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Anoamaa East which is within the larger political district of Atua.[1] The village's population is 949.[2]
Lufilufi is the traditional center of the Atua district and is the residence of the royal Tui Atua pāpā title. Governed by the 'Faleono' (House of six) orator group, it is also vested with the authority to appoint the Tui Atua. Lufilufi's honorific salutation includes the title of 'Matua o Atua', (the Head, or Elder of Atua).
- ^ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2021.