Moala
| Moala | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Koro lake | |
| Archipelago |
Moala Group , Lau Islands |
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| Geographical location | 18 ° 36 ′ S , 179 ° 53 ′ E | |
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| length | 13 km | |
| width | 11 km | |
| surface | 62.5 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Delaimoala 468 m |
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| Residents | 3000 (2014) 48 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Naroi | |
Moala is an island of volcanic origin in the southwest of the Lau Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean . Politically, it belongs to the Eastern Division of the island state of Fiji .
geography
Moala is the northernmost island in the Moala Group named after it , a group of three atolls that form the southwestern area of the Lau Archipelago. The island is located around 40 km northwest of Totoya , 55 km northeast of Matuku and 70 km southeast of Gau , the largest of the Lomaiviti Islands . Along with Matuku, Moala is the only island in the archipelago west of the 180th degree of longitude . The anvil- shaped island is 13 km long, up to 11 km wide and has an area of 62.5 km², which makes it the largest island in the Lau archipelago. It forms the volcanic central island of a comparatively young atoll and is not completely surrounded by a coral reef . The hilly island is forested and in the Delaimoala reaches a height of 468 m above sea level.
administration
Moala forms one of the 13 traditional districts ( Fiji : Tikina ) of the Lau province and is divided into the eight villages (Fiji: Koro ) Naroi (northeast), Nasoki (southeast), Keteira, Vunuku, Cakova (southwest), Vadra, Maloku ( North) and Muaikacuni. The main town of the island is Naroi in the northeast; the island's airport is also located there ( IATA code: MFJ, ICAO code: NFMO).
Population development
- 1840: approx. 900
- 1891: 743
- 1921: 665
- 1936: 851
- 1946: 1027
economy
There are coconuts grown and Kava (in Fiji Yaqona called) was prepared.
literature
- Marshall Sahlins : Moala. Culture and Nature on a Fijian Island. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1962.
- Marshall Sahlins: Land Use and the Extended Family in Moala, Fiji. In: American Anthropologist , Volume 59, 1957, pp. 449-462 ( PDF ).
Web links
- Photo gallery ( memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) on Picasa
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNEP Islands Directory (English)
- ↑ Sailing Directions (enroute), Pub. 126, Pacific Ocean (PDF; English; 5.1 MB)
- ^ Sahlins: Moala, p. 33