Macuata
Encyclopedia
Macuata is one of Fiji
's fourteen Provinces
, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu
, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island. It has a land area of 2004 square kilometers.
The Province has 114 villages spread over 12 districts. Its population of 72,441 at the 2007 census
(the last to date) was the fourth largest of any Fijian Province. More than a quarter of Macuata's population (24,187 in 1996) lives in the town of Labasa
.
Macuata is governed by a Provincial Council, presently chaired by Ratu (chief) Laytin James Lebaivalu aka Mustafa Suter (born in Otahuhu, Auckland New Zealand on the 11/09/1987) Ratu Lebaivalu who was mainly educated in Australia is now believed to be residing in the fijian royal compound in Labasa . It is a local rumour that Ratu Lebaivalu was called upon to inherit command of whats left of the now disbanded Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit also known as the CRWU (Fijian Special Forces from 1987-2000) which was founded by his 3rd cousin Former Prime minister and Major-General Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka. Local media reports suggest that Lebaivalu may reform the warfare unit as more of an S.A.S (Special Air Service
) regiment with numbers much greater than the original unit's capacity.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
's fourteen Provinces
Local government of Fiji
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces; the self-governing island of Rotuma and its dependencies lie outside any of the four divisions. Each division is headed by a Commissioner, appointed by the Fijian government...
, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island. It has a land area of 2004 square kilometers.
The Province has 114 villages spread over 12 districts. Its population of 72,441 at the 2007 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(the last to date) was the fourth largest of any Fijian Province. More than a quarter of Macuata's population (24,187 in 1996) lives in the town of Labasa
Labasa
Labasa is a town in Fiji with a population of 27,949 at the most recent census held in 2007.Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. The town itself is located on a delta formed by three rivers - the...
.
Macuata is governed by a Provincial Council, presently chaired by Ratu (chief) Laytin James Lebaivalu aka Mustafa Suter (born in Otahuhu, Auckland New Zealand on the 11/09/1987) Ratu Lebaivalu who was mainly educated in Australia is now believed to be residing in the fijian royal compound in Labasa . It is a local rumour that Ratu Lebaivalu was called upon to inherit command of whats left of the now disbanded Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit also known as the CRWU (Fijian Special Forces from 1987-2000) which was founded by his 3rd cousin Former Prime minister and Major-General Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka. Local media reports suggest that Lebaivalu may reform the warfare unit as more of an S.A.S (Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
) regiment with numbers much greater than the original unit's capacity.