Gagaʻifomauga district include the village communities of Aopo, Lefagaoali'i, Manase, Safune, Safotu, Samauga and Sasina.

There are forest conservation areas at Aopo where a local guide can be found for a hike up to Mount Silisili, the highest peak in Samoa.

The Safune traditional village district was the location for Moana (1926), one of the earliest documentaries directed by Robert J. Flaherty.

A fresh spring pool called Mata o le Alelo in the village of Matavai in Safune is associated with the legend Sina and the Eel.

A leader of Samoa's independence movement during the early 1900s, Olaf Frederick Nelson was born in Safune.