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

Map of the provinces of Fiji

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.BaViliame Seuseu
2.BuaRatu Filimoni Ralogaivau
3.CakaudroveSitiveni Rabuka
4.KadavuRatu Josateki Nawalowalo
5.LauRatu Josefa Basulu
6.LomaivitiRatu Jo Lewanavanua
7.MacuataRatu Wiliame Katonivere
8.Nadroga-NavosaRatu Sakiusa Makutu
9.NaitasiriRatu Solomoni Boserau
10.NamosiRatu Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro
11.RaSakiusa Karavaki
12.RewaPita Tagi Cakiverata
13.SeruaAtunaisa Lacabuka
14.TailevuJosefa 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

  1. 1 2 3 "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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