Nabua () is a suburb of the
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 ...
an
capital
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Econom ...
of
Suva
Suva (, ) is the Capital city, capital and the most populous city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rew ...
. The
Queen Elizabeth Barracks, a major military base which saw a
mutiny
Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military or a crew) to oppose, change, or remove superiors or their orders. The term is commonly used for insubordination by members of the military against an officer or superior, ...
on 2 November 2000, is located there.
Nabua was established in 1935 by the late Ratu Sir
Josefa Vanayaliyali Sukuna after the great Tsunami heat in Suva. It was mainly populated by indigenous
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 ...
.
See also
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Nabua, Camarines Sur
Nabua, officially the Municipality of Nabua (Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Nabua''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Nabua''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, provin ...
References
Populated places in Fiji
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