Rewa (Province)

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Rewa is one of the fourteen Fijian provinces (yasana). It is located in the area of ​​the capital Suva . With an area of ​​272 km² it is the smallest of the provinces of Fiji. In 2017 the province had 108,016 inhabitants.

geography

The area of ​​the province includes a large part of the capital Suva, but only parts of the suburban areas. In addition, the province consists of two parts: a part with Suva and its hinterland in the west and a non-contiguous area in the east, which is separated by areas of the Naitasiri province , and the Beqa archipelago .

history

Rewa is a very powerful province politically and traditionally. It forms the heart of the Burebasaga Confederacy , one of the three traditional chiefs . The Roko Tui Dreketi (chief of Rewa) is the leader of Burebasaga. The last two title holders were women: Ro Lady Lala Mara (1931-2004), the wife of Fiji's longtime Prime Minister and President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara , and her sister and successor, Ro Teimumu Kepa , who is also Minister of Education in the Prime Minister's Government Laisenia Qarase (2001-2006) was. In 2014 she led the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SoDelPa) in the general election , the first public election since the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, and is now Leader of the Opposition . Rewa has 2 traditional chiefs. The second title is the Turaga na Vunivalu . The current title holder is Ro Epeli Vakacaracara Mataitini.

Rewa is administered by the Rewa Provincial Council . In the early 2000s, the chairmanship was vacant because the council decided not to hold the chairmanship until the 1997 Constitution of Fiji was amended to allow a member of parliament to hold both offices at the same time, so that Ro Teimumu Kepa can accept the post. In the meantime, Pita Tagicakiverata served as acting chairman.

The province is divided into nine districts (tikina):

See also

Web links

Commons : Rewa Province  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fiji Bureau of Statistics: 2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1 . In: Census 2017 . January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rewa at geonames.org.

Coordinates: 18 ° 5 ′  S , 178 ° 20 ′  E