Lalomanu
Lalomanu | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Lalomanu | |
| Coordinates: 14°2′43″S 171°26′27″W / 14.04528°S 171.44083°W | |
| Country | Samoa |
| District | Atua |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 712 |
| Time zone | -11 |
Lalomanu is a village on the east coast of Upolu island in Samoa.The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Aleipata Itupa i Luga which is within the larger political district of Atua.[1] It has a population of 712.[2]
Lalomanu is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes drive from the Apia, the country's capital.
2009 Samoa tsunami
Lalomanu was heavily damaged in the 2009 Samoa tsunami with fatalities following an earthquake south of the Samoa Islands on 29 September 2009.[3]
References
- ^ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Deadly tsunami strikes in Pacific". BBC News. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.