Upolu
Proper noun
Meaning
Upolu
An island in Samoa.
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Highways Highways : (2001 est.) total: convert paved: convert unpaved: convert Ports and Harbours Fotu o Samoa II passenger and cargo ferry operating between Upolu and Savai'i islands.
Cession followed the Tripartite Convention of 1899 that partitioned the eastern islands of Samoa (including Tutuila and the Manú a Group) from the western islands of Samoa (including Upolu and Savai i).
Atua and A'ana were the predominant powers in Upolu and Savaii but acquiesced to the Tui Manu'a in the traditional hierarchy.
However, the elite orator groups of Upolu and Savai'i needed a new power structure to defend the country from future infiltration of foreign invasion.
The two main islands are Savai'i and Upolu with four smaller islands surrounding the landmasses.
The strong links between the Tui Manu'a and the Tui Tonga relegated the Manu'an influence in Upolu.