Provinces of Fiji

The Provinces of Fiji ("veiyasana" (pl.) and "yasana" (s.) in the Fijian language) are the 14 administrative units into which the country is divided, particularly in relation to the provision of resources and services to the indigenous Fijian population by the Fijian Affairs Board.^[1] They are more or less derived from the major clan affiliations for each provincial region.

Structure

The most basic administrative unit in modern Fijian communities is the koro (village). Each village is led by a village headman called the turaga-ni-koro, who is elected by the other villagers. A subunit of the yasana is the tikina, which is composed of several koros. Each yasana is governed by a provincial council, mainly composed of well educated people, and chiefly Fijians, and headed up by an executive head, under the title Roko Tui.^[1]

Provinces

The largest province by land area according to the latest Fiji Bureau of statistics is Cakaudrove (281,600 ha) followed by Ba (263,400 ha) and Nadroga-Navosa (238,500 ha) The largest province by population is Ba Province with 247, 708 according to 2017 census. The fourteen provinces^[1] and the present Roko Tui are:

Order	Province	Office bearer
1.	Ba	Viliame Seuseu
2.	Bua	Ratu Filimoni Ralogaivau
3.	Cakaudrove	Sitiveni Rabuka
4.	Kadavu	Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo
5.	Lau	Ratu Josefa Basulu
6.	Lomaiviti	Ratu Jo Lewanavanua
7.	Macuata	Ratu Wiliame Katonivere
8.	Nadroga-Navosa	Ratu Sakiusa Makutu
9.	Naitasiri	Ratu Solomoni Boserau
10.	Namosi	Ratu Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro
11.	Ra	Sakiusa Karavaki
12.	Rewa	Pita Tagi Cakiverata
13.	Serua	Atunaisa Lacabuka
14.	Tailevu	Josefa Seruilagilagi

List of provinces of Fiji by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces of Fiji by Human Development Index as of 2021.^[2]

Rank	Province	HDI (2021)
High human development
1	Naitasiri	0.745
2	Ba	0.736
3	Rewa	0.733
–	Fiji	0.730
4	Macuata	0.721
5	Tailevu	0.720
6	Serua, Namosi	0.705
Medium human development
7	Nadroga-Navosa	0.699
8	Cakaudrove, Bua	0.687
9	Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti	0.681
10	Ra	0.677

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The local government system in Fiji" (PDF). Commonwealth Local Government Forum. 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

[clgf-1] "The local government system in Fiji" (PDF). Commonwealth Local Government Forum. 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[2] "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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v t e Political divisions of Fiji
Divisions	Central Eastern Northern Western
Provinces	Ba Bua Cakaudrove Kadavu Lau Lomaiviti Macuata Nadroga Navosa Naitasiri Namosi Ra Rewa Serua Tailevu
Dependency	Rotuma
Cities	Lautoka Suva
Towns	Ba Labasa Lami Levuka Nadi Nasinu Nausori Savusavu Sigatoka Tavua