# Tafua

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**Tafua** is a seaside village on the island of [Savai'i](/source/Savai'i) in [Samoa](/source/Samoa). It is situated on a [peninsula](/source/Peninsula) on the southeast coast of the island in [Palauli](/source/Palauli) district. The population is 406.[1]

While traditionally in Palauli, the village is in electoral district of Fa'asaleleaga 1.[2]

## Tafua Rainforest Preserve

The Tafua Rainforest Preserve was established in 1990 as a covenant between the village chiefs (*[matai](/source/Fa'amatai)*) and funds from [Seacology](/source/Seacology), model [Christie Brinkley](/source/Christie_Brinkley) and the [Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency](/source/Swedish_International_Development_Cooperation_Agency) to protect native rainforests. The preserve includes walking tracks in the rainforest and a path to the Tafua volcanic crater[3] where there are rare [Samoa flying-fox](/source/Samoa_flying-fox) bats. The forest is also one of the few habitats for the [endemic](/source/Endemism) and endangered [tooth-billed pigeon](/source/Tooth-billed_pigeon) (*Didunculus strigirostris*), called Manumea, the national bird of Samoa.[4] Seacology also funded two fishing boats for the village to help generate local income and livelihoods.[5]

The coastal village is 6 km from the main road at a turnoff five minutes drive south of [Salelologa](/source/Salelologa) township and ferry terminal.

## References

1. ["Census 2016 Preliminary count"](https://www.sbs.gov.ws/digi/1-Preliminary%20count%20report%202016.V2.pdf). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

1. ["Electoral Constituencies Act 2019"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211004192918/https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Constituencies-Act-2019-Eng.pdf). Parliament of Samoa. 31 January 2019. Archived from [the original](https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Constituencies-Act-2019-Eng.pdf) on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

1. Stanley, David (1999). [*Tonga-Samoa Handbook*](https://books.google.com/books?id=c4zuaH62f0YC&q=Tafua+rainforest&pg=PA148). David Stanely. p. 148. ISBN 1-56691-174-5. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

1. ["Exploring the rainforests"](http://www.samoa.travel/sightseeing.aspx?sID=8). *Samoa Tourism Authority*. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

1. ["Seacology funds fishing boats in Tafua"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080827190433/http://www.seacology.org/news/newsletters/9701.06.htm). *Seacology Island Projects*. Archived from [the original](http://www.seacology.org/news/newsletters/9701.06.htm) on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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