Macuata () is one of

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

's fourteen

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, and one of three based principally on the northern island of

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, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island. It has a land area of 2004 square kilometers.

Demographics

The province has 114 villages spread over five districts (''tikinas''): Cikobia, Dogotuki, Labasa, Macuata, and Sasa; the district boundaries haven't changed since 1956. Its population of 65,983 at the 2017

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

was the fourth largest of any Fijian province. As of 2007,

Indo-Fijians Indo-Fijians () are Fijians of South Asian descent whose ancestors were Girmitiyas, indentured labourers. Indo-Fijians trace their ancestry to various regions of the Indian subcontinent. Although Indo-Fijians constituted a majority of Fiji's ...

constituted most of the population at 42,550 people, while native

Fijians Fijians () are a nation and ethnic group Indigenous peoples of Oceania, native to Fiji, who speak Fijian language, Fijian and English language, English and share a common history and culture. Fijians, or ''iTaukei'', are the major indigenous ...

numbered 28,197. This made Macuata one of two predominantly Indo-Fijian provinces, the other being

Ba Province Ba () is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. It is one of fourteen provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu. It is Fiji's most populous province, with a populat ...

. The majority of the province's population (75%) lives in Labasa district, which contains the town of Labasa. There are two urban areas: Labasa and Seaqaqa. More than a quarter of Macuata's population (27,949 in 2007) lives in the town of

Labasa Labasa (, ) is a town in Fiji with a population of 28,500 at the 2010 census. 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 ...

Politics

Wiliame Katonivere has been the Chief of Macuata since 2013.

References

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Demographics

Politics

See also

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