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Suva Central Business District in the 1950s Suva, Fiji, c. 1920. In 1868, when Suva was still a small village, the Bauan chieftain, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, granted 5,000 km 2 (1,900 sq mi) of land to the Australian-based Polynesia Company, in exchange for the company's promise to pay off debts owed to the United States.
When the first modern nation state of Fiji, the Kingdom of Fiji, was founded in 1871, Seru Epenisa Cakobau was crowned King at Levuka. After Fiji was annexed as a British colony in 1874, Levuka remained the capital until 1877, when the administration was moved to Suva, although the move was not made official until 1882. The move was prompted by ...
This list shows the population of the top 10 cities/towns in Fiji by population, by the most recent years each of them were counted. Suva, the capital, is the most populous urban place in the country, with a population of 100,237 as of 2024. [2] The remaining urban areas not included here can be found listed below this table.
The first Government House was built in the early 1880s (after the capital moved in Suva) that consisted of two small wood-frame buildings. [2] [3] [4] From 1970 to 1987, Government House was the official residence of the governor-general, and became the presidential residence in 1987 after two military coups resulted in the proclamation of a ...
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Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji. It was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded in 1874. [citation needed] Albert Park can hold two rugby matches at one time. There is also a hockey pitch located in the middle of the ground with a grandstand and a cafeteria ...
The original itaukei inhabitants of Suva were forced to move to Suvavou ("New Suva") by the British colonial powers in 1882 to make room for the new capital of Suva. [1] Located on the outskirts of Lami is the Bilo Battery, which was a key defense fortification built during World War II to help guard the main passage in the reef leading into ...
Nausori (Fijian pronunciation:) is a town in Fiji.It had a population of 57,866 at the 2017 census. [1] This makes it the fourth most populous municipality in the country. . Situated 19 kilometers from the Fijian capital Suva, it forms one pole of the burgeoning Suva-Nausori cor