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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 is a list of islands of Fiji. ... Main Town or Capital Other Towns Area (km 2) Population Fiji: Suva: 18400: 891000 Conway Reef. Island Main Town or Capital
Map of Fiji showing Eastern division. The Eastern Division of Fiji (Hindi: फ़िजी का पूर्वी प्रभाग) is one of Fiji's four divisions. [1] It consists of Kadavu Province, Lau Province, Lomaiviti Province and Rotuma. The capital of the division is Levuka, [1] on the Ovalau island.
Old capital city Country Today a part of From Until Change, reason Prague: Czechoslovakia: Czech Republic: 1918 1993 became capital in Czech Republic: Székesfehérvár and Esztergom: Hungary, Kingdom of: Hungary: 972 (or 973) 1256 The capital moved from Esztergom to Buda after most of the city was destroyed by the Mongols in 1242 Buda: Hungary ...
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 ...
The location of Fiji An enlargeable map of the Republic of the Fiji Islands. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Fiji: . Republic of Fiji – sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. [1]
Built in the late 1930s as the seat of the colonial administration, the Art Deco buildings today house the Prime Minister of Fiji's offices, the High Court, and several government ministries. It is also the seat of the Parliament of Fiji since 2014, having previously been the seat of Fiji's parliament from independence in 1970 until the 1987 coups.