Navua District is located within
Serua Province
Serua is one of Fiji's fourteen provinces. Its 830 square kilometers occupy the southernmost areas of Viti Levu, being one of 8 provinces based on Fiji's largest island. It had a population of 15,461 at the 2007 census
A census (from Lati ...
in the
Central Division 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 ...
. During colonial times it was a sugar growing area, but the closure of the sugar mill in
Navua
Navua () is a town in 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 ...
in 1923 led to a decline in economic activity in the district. The construction of a resort at
Pacific Harbour
Pacific Harbour is a town in Fiji, located in the Central District and Serua Province, on the island of Viti Levu
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in the 1970s and an influx of tourist related activities has led to increases in economic activity in the area.
Famous people from Navua
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C.P. Singh
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B. D. Lakshman
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Chaitanya Lakshman
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Prince Gopal Lakshman
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Paresh Narayan
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Vashist Muni
Sadhu Vashist Muni was a Hindu missionary from India, who came into prominence in Fiji when he assumed the leadership of the strike in the western districts of Fiji in 1921. Mystery surrounded him during his short stay in Fiji (May 1920 – Mar ...
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Vishnu Deo
Pt. Vishnu Deo (Hindi: विष्णु देव) OBE (17 July 1900 – 7 May 1968) was the first Fiji born and bred leader of the Indo-Fijians. From his initial election to the Legislative Council in 1929 to his retirement in 1959, he rem ...
See also
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Navua River
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Navua F.C.
* Ratu
Suliano Matanitobua
Ratu Suliano Matanitobua is a Fijian chief, politician, and former member of the Parliament of Fiji. In 2022 he was imprisoned for corruption. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.
Matanitobua holds the chiefly title of Tui Na ...
External links
Map showing location of Navua
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Districts of Serua Province
Viti Levu