Cakaudrove Province

Coordinates: 16°40′S 179°25′E / 16.667°S 179.417°E / -16.667; 179.417
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Cakaudrove is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group. It has a total land area of 2,816 square kilometers, with a population of 50,469 at the most recent census in 2017, making it the seventh most populous province.[1] The only major town is Savusavu, with a population of 3,372 in 2007.

Politics

Cakaudrove has proved to be one of Fiji's most influential provinces.

Ai Sokula clan, to which the present Tui Cakau and former Cabinet Minister Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu
also belongs.

Cakaudrove is administered by the Cakaudrove Provincial Council.

Archaeological sites

The village of Dakuniba is noted for the Ndakunimba Stones, the remains of a giant monolith carved with petroglyphs.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Fiji Bureau of Statistics (5 January 2018). "2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1" (PDF). Census 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ Folklife Center News, Volumes 10-12, p. 20.
  3. OCLC 1693275
  4. ^ Serafina Silaitoga (December 24, 2017). "Mysterious writings at Dakuniba". Fiji Times.

16°40′S 179°25′E / 16.667°S 179.417°E / -16.667; 179.417

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