Malua
Malua is a small village on the Samoan island of Upolu. The name originates from the Samoan word "Maluapapa" which is translated 'shelter under the rock'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saleimoa and Faleasiu.
Saleimoa
Town
Saleimoa is a small village on the Samoan island of Upolu. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island. The village is split into five sub-villages and has a total population of 3816.
Faleasiu
Village
Faleasi'u is one of the largest village settlements on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island and has a population of 4177. Faleasiu is situated 1½ miles southwest of Malua.
Le’auva’a
Village
Le'auva'a is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. The population is 3274. Although the village, with an area of 5.558 km2, is geographically located on Upolu, the village is politically part of the political district of Gaga'emauga on the island of Savai'i, as is the neighbouring village of Saleimoa. Le’auva’a is situated 2 miles east of Malua.
Malua
- Type: Town with 371 residents
- Description: village of Tuamasaga, Samoa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gaga’emauga, Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-13.80127° or 13° 48′ 5″ southLongitude
-171.90292° or 171° 54′ 11″ westPopulation
371Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
52RC53XW+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 994447381OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
4035234Wikidata ID
Q6744944
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkmen—“Malua” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Malua”
- Armenian: “Malua”
- Bengali: “Malua”
- Bengali: “মালুয়া”
- Bulgarian: “Malua”
- Cebuano: “Malua”
- Church Slavic: “Malua”
- Dutch: “Malua”
- Dzongkha: “Malua”
- French: “Malua”
- Georgian: “Malua”
- German: “Malua, Upolu”
- German: “Malua”
- Greek: “Malua”
- Greek: “μαλουα”
- Hebrew: “Malua”
- Hindi: “Malua”
- Irish: “Malua”
- Italian: “Malua”
- Korean: “Malua”
- Latin: “Malua”
- Low German: “Malua”
- Macedonian: “Malua”
- Malayalam: “Malua”
- Manchu: “Malua”
- Maori: “Malua”
- Mongolian: “Malua”
- Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “Malua”
- Persian: “Malua”
- Polish: “Malua”
- Portuguese: “Malua”
- Romanian: “Malua”
- Russian: “Malua”
- Samoan: “Malua”
- Serbian: “Malua”
- Spanish: “Malua”
- Tamil: “Malua”
- Turkmen: “Malua”
- “Malua, Upolu”
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