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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'. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island in the electoral constituency (faipule district) of Sagaga Le Falefa which forms part of the larger political district Tuamasaga.

The population of Malua is 365.

Malua is the centre for the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa and also the site of the famous Malua Theological College which was the second theological college to be established in the South Pacific in 1844, the first being Takamoa Theological College in Cook Islands. Founded by the London Missionary Society, Malua quickly became the centre for training pastors and missionaries in the Pacific. Today Malua is where all activities for the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa are centred, especially its General Assembly held annually in May.

A prominent Samoan who attended Malua Theological College was historian Teo Tuvale whose father, a pastor at Faleasi'u village, had been one of the first students to study at the seminary during the 19th century.

References

1. "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
2. "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. p. 7. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. Pereeti, Tekere (1989). "TAKAMOA THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE 1839-1989 150th Anniversary Celebrations J. Russell Chandran Wednesday, 2 August, 1989 was a festive day not only for Takamoa Theologi-cal College but for the Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) and all the people". Pacific Journal of Theology. 2 (93).
4. Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (26 February 2021). "C.C.C.S. gets green light for virtual Fonotele". Retrieved 29 October 2021.

v t e Tuamasaga District: Itūmālō
Traditional centers: Afega and Malie
Villages	Apia (Country capital) Faʻatoʻialemanu Fagaliʻi Lalovaea Lauliʻi Lepea Letogo Lotopa Magiagi Tai Malua Matautu Moataʻa Mulinuʻu Pesega Sataoa Siumu Siusega Tafaigata Tanugamanono Taufusi Tuanaʻi Vaiee Vailele Vailima Vaimoso
Notable landmarks	Mount Vaea Vailima, former home of Robert Louis Stevenson Faleata Sports Complex, Taunaimato Vaisigano River
Archaeology in Samoa	Falemauga Caves Lapita plainware pottery & pre-historic earth mounds at Vailele
Education & Libraries	National University of Samoa Samoa College Apia Library List of schools in Upolu
Environment	Samoan plant names Birds of Samoa Mammals of Samoa Protected areas of Samoa
Electoral constituencies: Faipule Districts	Faleata East Faleata West Safata (2 seats) Sagaga Le Falefa Sagaga Le Usoga Siumu Vaimauga East Vaimauga West (2 seats)

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