Team Nadi F.C. | ||
Colleges and Universities University of Fiji, Fiji College of Theology & Evangelism Points of interest Denarau Island, Mamanuca Islands, Kula Eco Park, Sri Siva Subramaniya temple, Nananu‑i‑Ra Destinations Nadi, Denarau Island, Viti Levu, Lautoka, Yasawa | ||
Ba is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. It is one of fourteen provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu. It is Fiji's most populous province, with a population of 231,762 - more than a quarter of the nation's total - at the 2007 census. It covers a land area of 2,634 km2 (1,017 sq mi), the second largest of any province.
Map of Ba, Fiji
Ba Province includes the towns and districts of Ba, Magodro, Nadi, Nawaka, Tavua, Vuda and Vitogo. The city of Lautoka and the Yasawa Archipelago, off the western coast of Viti Levu, are also in Ba Province.
Notable residents of Ba Province include Fiji's former president, Ratu Josefa Iloilo and the former Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs, Ratu Ovini Bokini. Former prime ministers Timoci Bavadra and Mahendra Chaudhry, both of whom were deposed in coups, were also from Ba Province.
Vuda Point, in Ba Province, is the traditional landing of the canoes that brought the Melanesian ancestors of the Fijian people to the islands. The nearby village of Viseisei (President Iloilo's hometown) is traditionally considered to be the oldest in Fiji.
The province is governed by a Provincial Council, which is chaired by Ratu Ovini Bokini.