Administrative division of Fiji

Map of the Republic of Fiji with borders of the divisions and provinces

Fiji Islands Coat of Arms

The Republic of Fiji is divided into four divisions ( divisions ) (Central, Northern, Eastern, Western) and one dependent territory ( dependency ) (Rotuma) divided. The divisions are made up of several provinces (yasana), a total of 14 in number (excluding Rotuma). Below the provinces there are three traditional levels of rulership:

1. Districts ( Tikina Cokavata )
2. Sub-districts ( Tikina Vou )
3. Villages ( Koro )

A first official census took place in 1881 with the result of 127,486 counted inhabitants, the last census took place in 2007 with the result of 837,271 inhabitants.

Division (capital)	Province (capital)	Area km²	Population 2007
Central ( Suva )	Naitasiri ( Vunidawa )	1,666	160,760
	Namosi ( Namosi )	570	6,898
	Rewa ( Suva )	272	100,787
	Serua ( Navua )	830	18,249
	Tailevu ( Nausori )	955	55,692
Northern ( Labasa )	Bua ( Nabouwalu )	1,379	14,176
	Cakaudrove ( Savusavu )	2,816	49,344
	Macuata ( Labasa )	2,004	72,441
Eastern ( Levuka )	Kadavu ( Vunisea )	478	10.167
	Lau ( Lakeba )	487	10,683
	Lomaiviti ( Levuka )	411	16,461
Western ( Lautoka )	Ba ( Lautoka )	2,634	231.760
	Nadroga-Navosa ( Sigatoka )	2,385	58,387
	Ra ( rakiraki )	1,341	29,464
Rotuma ( Ahau )		46	2.002

literature

• Country paper: Fiji . In: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UN ESCAP (Ed.): Local Government in Asia and the Pacific: A Comparative Study . Brief Description of the Country and its National / State Government Structure –Fijian administration ( web document ( Memento of November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )).

Web links

• Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics: 2007 Census of Population and Housing . (= Statistical News. No. 45, October 15, 2008). (PDF; 314 KB) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics: 2007 Census of Population and Housing , p. 8 ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , English, accessed April 15, 2013.