Vaileka

Coordinates: 17°22′S 178°9′E / 17.367°S 178.150°E / -17.367; 178.150
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Vaileka commonly known as Rakiraki town is an

municipal governments. The status of the area may be changed. The Fiji Times reported on 4 October 2006 that Uraia Waqa, Chairman of the Rakiraki Local Government Authority, had called for Vaileka to be officially incorporated as a Town, to be known as Rakiraki Town, in order to attract government investment. Local Government and Urban Development Minister Chaitanya Lakshman was reported to be sympathetic to the proposal.

Vaileka street scene
Buses parked at the Vaileka bus station

The

Penang River
, about one kilometer outside of the township.

The Fiji Sugar Corporation, Penang Mill, Rakiraki.

Vaileka is twinned with Irish town Kenmare since 2015.

17°22′S 178°9′E / 17.367°S 178.150°E / -17.367; 178.150