Bua (province)

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Bua, Fiji Islands, June 1851.
  • Bua Province

    • Bua is one of the fourteen Fijian provinces (yasana). It is located in the west of the north island of Vanua Levu , making it one of the three northernmost provinces. It covers an area of ​​1.379 km². In 2017, 15,466 inhabitants were counted. This makes it the fifth smallest province in terms of population.

    Bua is administered by the Bua Provincial Council . The chairman is currently Ratu Filimone Ralogaivau .

    Bua also has one of Vanua Levu's major ports. The port is in Nabouwalu and has a jetty . The place is to be declared as a separate municipality, but this was postponed in January 2020 due to incomplete planning.

    Coordinates: 16 ° 47 '  S , 178 ° 36'  E

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    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Bua, Feejee. In: Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. Wesleyan Mission-House, London. June 1851, vol. VIII: p. 60.
    2. ↑ Fiji Bureau of Statistics: 2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1 . In: Census 2017 . January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
    3. ↑ Journey begins. fijisun.com.fj September 21, 2018.
    4. ↑ Elenoa Turagaiviu: Development works for Nabouwalu Township suspended. In: com.fj. Fijian Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2020, accessed April 7, 2020 .