Poutasi

For other uses, see Poutasi (disambiguation).

Poutasi is a village on the south east coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The population was 379 in the 2006 Census.[1] The village is part of Falealili Electoral Constituency (Faipule District) in the larger political district of Atua.[2] Poutasi was extensively damaged by the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami.[3]

References

  1. "Population and Housing Census Report 2006" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  2. "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. "Over 100 feared dead in Samoa tsunami". Television New Zealand. Reuters. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

Coordinates: 14°02′S 171°42′W / 14.033°S 171.700°W / -14.033; -171.700


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