Pulemelei Mound

The Pulemelei mound is the largest and most ancient structure in the Samoan Islands. It is situated in Letolo Plantation in the district, at the east end of Savai'i island in .
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Photo: Neil, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Samoan structure
  • Also known as: “Pulemele’i Mound”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Satupa`itea and Vailoa.

Town
Satupaʻitea is a large village district with four sub-villages on the south east coast of Island in . In the country's modern political divisions, Satupaʻitea is also a Political District, one of 11 in the country, which now includes the traditional area of Salega.

Town
is a village on the island of in . is the capital of district on the south east of the island. The population is 784.

Village
Pitonu'u is a village on the island of Savai'i in . It is situated on the south coast of the island in the district of Satupa'itea and the electoral district of Satupa'itea. is situated 2 miles south of Pulemelei Mound.

Pulemelei Mound

Latitude
-13.73523° or 13° 44′ 7″ south
Longitude
-172.32433° or 172° 19′ 28″ west
Open location code
52R97M7G+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 779567922
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7259289
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Pulemelei Mound” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “普莱梅莱土丘”
  • Polish: “Kopiec Pulemelei”
  • Russian: “Пулемелей (курган)”
  • Russian: “Пулемелей”
  • Spanish: “Pulemelei Mound”
  • Swedish: “Pulemelei”

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Highlights include Pulemelei Ancient Mound and Afu A’au Waterfall.

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