Ba (town)

Ba (Fijian pronunciation:

Jiaxing City in China is Ba Town's sister city.^[1]

Economy

Ba is an agricultural centre, with a population consisting mainly of

Sugar cane has long been the mainstay of the local economy, but some manufacturing projects have been established over the past fifteen years. Ba is part of the larger Ba Province

, geographically the largest amongst Fiji's fourteen Provinces.

The town is also home to some of Fiji's wealthiest families who own some of the country's most successful business houses.

History

Ba was incorporated as a Town in 1939, and is governed by a 15-member Town Council, whose members elect a

last municipal election held in 2005, 14 of the 15 seats were won by the National Federation Party, with the remaining seat going to an independent candidate. The mayor was Parveen Bala

until the year 2010. Since then, the office of Mayor has been vacant, and Ba, along with other towns, has been under the control of an Administrator instead.

Prominent landmarks include the Rarawai Mill built 1886 (on the outskirts of the town) and a large mosque near the river in the heart of the town. There is also a giant soccer ball in the heart of the town, which symbolizes that Ba is one of the best soccer teams in Fiji. Ba is also known as "Soccer Crazy Town" for its many wins in the national tournaments like IDC and BOG.

Ba was also declared to have fallen in the red zone of Cyclone Winston which made landfall on 20 February 2016 and claimed 49 lives across Fiji.^[2]

Notable people

Joana Monolagi - artist.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Sera Whippy (January 27, 2011). "Jiaxing sister city". Fiji Times Online. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
^ "Fiji struggles to rebuild six months after Cyclone Winston". ABC News. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
^ "About - The Veiqia Project". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
^ "Fiji Village Co-ordinator | Aucklandnz.com". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.

17°32′00″S 177°41′00″E / 17.533333°S 177.683333°E / -17.533333; 177.683333

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[1] Sera Whippy (January 27, 2011). "Jiaxing sister city". Fiji Times Online. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

[2] "Fiji struggles to rebuild six months after Cyclone Winston". ABC News. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2018-10-04.

[:0-3] "About - The Veiqia Project". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.

[:1-4] "Fiji Village Co-ordinator | Aucklandnz.com". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.

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v t e Administrative divisions of Ba Province, Fiji
Cities	Lautoka
Towns	Ba Nadi Tavua
Districts	Ba Lautoka Nadi Tavua

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