Viti Levu

Viti Levu
Relief by Viti Levu
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Fiji Islands
Geographical location	17 ° 48 ′  S , 178 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 48 ′  S , 178 ° 0 ′  E
length	146 km
surface	10,531 km²
Highest elevation	Tomanivi 1324  m
Residents	580,000 55 inhabitants / km²
main place	Suva
Aerial view of Suva

Viti Levu [ ˈβitʃi ˈleβu ] is the 10,531 square kilometer main island of the Fiji Group in the South Pacific .

The island is of volcanic origin and extends from north to south for about 106 kilometers and from east to west for about 146 kilometers. Together with the neighboring island of Vanua Levu , about 70 kilometers to the north, which is 5587 square kilometers in size, it takes up almost 90% of the land area of ​​the Republic of Fiji Islands . Its capital Suva is also the largest city of Viti Levu. Other large cities are Ba , Lautoka , Nausori , Rakiraki, Sigatoka and Nadi , which has an international airport . With around 580,000 inhabitants, around three quarters of the total population of Fiji live on Viti Levu.

Administratively, the eastern part of Viti Levus belongs to the Central Division , while the western part belongs to the Western Division of the country.

Web links

Commons : Viti Levu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UNEP Islands Directory (English)
2. ↑ UNEP Islands Directory (English)