Tailevu
Tailevu is one of the fourteen Fijian provinces (yasana) and one of the eight provinces on the island of Viti Levu . It is located on the southeast coast of the island and covers 755 km². In 2017 there were 64,552 inhabitants, the province is the fifth largest in terms of population. The main town is Nausori with a population of 21,645 (1996).
geography
The province is divided into the districts (tikina) Bau , Nakelo , Verata , Wainibuka and Sawakasa . The individual places are connected by the coastal road and from Korovou and Nausori roads also lead through the interior to Naqali , Laselevu , Nayavu and Barotu in the west.
history
The district includes the island construction building , on which the seat of the Kubuna Confederacy is, one of the three traditional chief machinations ( Ratu ) of Fiji. Kubuna's chief, the so-called Vunivalu von Bau , is regarded as the highest-ranking chief. Among the title holders was Seru Epenisa Cakobau , who for the first time united the tribes of the Fiji Islands into one nation and who founded the Kingdom of Viti . He was crowned king in 1871 before ceding the islands to the British Empire in 1874 . The last title holder was Ratu Sir George Cakobau , who was also Governor-General of Fiji from 1973 to 1983 . Since Cakobau's death in 1989, the office of Vunivalu has been vacant due to disagreements regarding his succession. Discussions are ongoing among the Bau clans to find a successor. Cakobau's son, Ratu George Cakobau, Jr. is considered a possible candidate.
Personalities
- George Speight , entrepreneur and conspirator of the Fiji coup in 2000
- Ratu Jope Seniloli , Former Vice President of Fiji (resigned in 2004)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fiji Bureau of Statistics: 2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1 . In: Census 2017 . January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ↑ Tailevu at geonames.org.
Coordinates: 17 ° 50 ′ S , 178 ° 30 ′ E