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Provinces of Fiji

The Provinces of Fiji ("veiyasana" (pl.) and "yasana" (s.) in the Fijian language) are the 14 administrative units into which the country is divided, particularly in relation to the provision of resources and services to the indigenous Fijian population by the Fijian Affairs Board.[1] They are more or less derived from the major clan affiliations for each provincial region.

Structure

The most basic administrative unit in modern Fijian communities is the koro (village). Each village is led by a village headman called the turaga-ni-koro, who is elected by the other villagers. A subunit of the yasana is the tikina, which is composed of several koros. Each yasana is governed by a provincial council, mainly composed of well educated people, and chiefly Fijians, and headed up by an executive head, under the title Roko Tui.[1]

Provinces

Map of the provinces of Fiji

The largest province by land area according to the latest Fiji Bureau of statistics is Cakaudrove (281,600 ha) followed by Ba (263,400 ha) and Nadroga-Navosa (238,500 ha) The largest province by population is Ba Province with 247, 708 according to 2017 census. The fourteen provinces[1], their population and the present Roko Tui are:

Order Province Population (2017) Office bearer
1. Ba 247,708 Viliame Seuseu
2. Bua 15,466 Ratu Filimoni Ralogaivau
3. Cakaudrove 50,469 Sitiveni Rabuka
4. Kadavu 10,897 Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo
5. Lau 9,602 Ratu Josefa Basulu
6. Lomaiviti 15,657 Ratu Jo Lewanavanua
7. Macuata 65,983 Ratu Wiliame Katonivere
8. Nadroga-Navosa 58,931 Ratu Sakiusa Makutu
9. Naitasiri 177,678 Ratu Solomoni Boserau
10. Namosi 7,871 Ratu Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro
11. Ra 30,432 Sakiusa Karavaki
12. Rewa 108,016 Pita Tagi Cakiverata
13. Serua 20,031 Atunaisa Lacabuka
14. Tailevu 64,552 Josefa Seruilagilagi

List of provinces of Fiji by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces of Fiji by Human Development Index as of 2022.[2]

Rank Province HDI (2022)
High human development
1 Naitasiri 0.744
2 Ba 0.734
3 Rewa 0.731
–  Fiji 0.729
4 Macuata 0.719
5 Tailevu 0.719
6 Serua, Namosi 0.703
Medium human development
7 Nadroga-Navosa 0.697
8 Cakaudrove, Bua 0.686
9 Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti 0.680
10 Ra 0.676

References

  1. ^ a b c "The local government system in Fiji" (PDF). Commonwealth Local Government Forum. 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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