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Coordinates: 13°48′3.27″S 171°54′33.10″W / 13.8009083°S 171.9091944°W / -13.8009083; -171.9091944
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Utualiʻi
Village District
Utualiʻi is located in Samoa
Utualiʻi
Utualiʻi
Coordinates: 13°48′3.27″S 171°54′33.10″W / 13.8009083°S 171.9091944°W / -13.8009083; -171.9091944
Country Samoa
IslandUpolu
DistrictTuamasaga
Population
 (June 2021)
 • Total
540
Time zone+13

Utualiʻi is a small village along the central north-western coast on ʻUpolu Island, Sāmoa, within the political district of Tuamāsaga. The village is surrounded by Tufulele and Faleasiʻū to the west, and Malua and Saleʻimoa to the east. The village has one supermarket (Frankie Supermarket) , nine local shops and a Vailima beer outlet.

History

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Utualiʻi was one of multiple villages to be hit along the north coast of ʻUpolu Island during the 1841 Bombardment of ʻUpolu. In 1899 during the Second Sāmoan Civil War, Utualiʻi was once again hit by American & British warships along with many other villages on ʻUpolu Island, burning land, crops and village residences.

In 1965-1967, Utualiʻi was one of four villages (other villages selected were Poutasi, Uafato & Taga) selected to be studied and investigated by Brian Lockwood examining the shift from subsistence farming to a market-orientated economy in the newly independent country (at the time) - Western Sāmoa.

In 2024, The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in Apia, Sāmoa. Utualiʻi participated in representing the country of Canada.

References

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  1. ^ Source, News (12 May 2025). "NZ-Samoan Actor and Comedian is Returning to Live in Utuali'i - Samoa Global News". Retrieved 4 August 2025. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Way: ‪Utuali'i‬ (‪1323846251‬)". OpenStreetMap. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ Leapai, Faith (25 September 2024). "Red, white and a maple leaf: Utuali'i set to host Canada". Samoa Observer.