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Line 1: {{Short description\|Province of Fiji}} {{Unreferenced\|date=December 2009}}▼ {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2016}} '''Tailevu''' is one of the 14 [[provinces of Fiji]]. One of eight Provinces based in [[Viti Levu]], Fiji's largest island, its 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island, along with some central areas. At the 2007 [[census]], the most recent to date, it had a population of 55,692, the fifth largest among the Provinces. The main urban area of Tailevu is [[Nausori]] with a population of 21,645 in 1996. ▲{{~~Unreferenced~~More citations needed\|date=December 2009}} [[File:Village church Wainibuka, Fiji.jpg\|thumb\|A village church in the Wainibuka District of Tailevu]] '''Tailevu''' is one of the 14 [[provinces of Fiji]]. Its main town is [[Nausori]], which lies along the banks of the [[Rewa River]]. ==Overview== Tailevu includes the districts of [[Bau District\|Bau]], [[Nakelo Districkt\|Nakelo]], [[Verata District\|Verata]], [[Wainibuka District\|Wainibuka]], and [[Sawakasa District\|Sawakasa]]. Bau District includes [[Bau Island]], the seat of the [[Kubuna Confederacy]], one of three traditional [[Ratu\|chief]]ly hierarchies in Fiji. Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the ''[[Vunivalu of Bau]],'' is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji. Holders of the title included [[Seru Epenisa Cakobau]], who forged the first nation-state out of the [[Fiji Islands]] and established the Kingdom of Viti, having himself crowned as King in 1871 before ceding the islands to the [[United Kingdom]] in 1874. The last to hold the title was [[George Cakobau\|Ratu Sir George Cakobau]], who was also [[List of Governors-General of Fiji\|Governor-General]] of Fiji from 1973 to 1983. Since Cakobau's death in 1989, the office of ''Vunivalu'' has been vacant; this is thought to be partly because of disagreements over the succession. Discussions among the clans of Bau are [[December 2005\|currently]] underway to find a successor, with Cakobau's son, [[George Cakobau, Jr.\|Ratu George Cakobau]], considered a likely candidate. One of the eight provinces based in [[Viti Levu]], Fiji's largest island, Tailevu's 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island along with some central areas.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-09-04 \|title=Tailevu Province {{!}} Central Division {{!}} Fiji {{!}} Glossary {{!}} FJ \|url=https://www.fijijournal.com/glossary/tailevu-province/ \|access-date=2024-05-17 \|website=www.fijijournal.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> At the 2017 census, it had a population of 64,552, the fifth largest among the provinces.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/census \|title=2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1 \|author=Fiji Bureau of Statistics \|date=5 January 2018 \|work=Census 2017 \|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref> == Districts == Another Tailevu native, famous in a different way, is [[George Speight]], who fronted the [[Fiji coup of 2000\|coup d'état]] that overthrew Fiji's elected government in 2000. [[Jope Seniloli\|Ratu Jope Seniloli]], who was forced to resign the [[List of Vice-Presidents of Fiji\|Vice-Presidency]] of Fiji in late 2004 following his conviction for coup-related offences, is also from Tailevu. [[File:BureNavala2.jpg\|thumb\|Village in the Nausori Highlands, 2020]] Tailevu includes the districts of [[Bau District\|Bau]], Nakelo, [[Verata District\|Verata]], Vugalei, Wainibuka, Dawasamu and Sawakasa.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=29 March 2020 \|title=Fact file \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20200329/283540862814373 \|access-date=2024-05-17 \|via=PressReader \|publisher=[[Fiji Times]]}}</ref> Bau District includes [[Bau Island]], the seat of the [[Kubuna\|Kubuna Confederacy]], one of three traditional [[Ratu\|chief]]ly hierarchies in Fiji.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=LAWSON \|first1=STEPHANIE \|last2=HAGAN LAWSON \|first2=ELIZABETH \|date=2015 \|title=Chiefly Leadership in Fiji: Past, Present, and Future \|url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/264121/1/DP_2015_5_LawsonPrint%26WebNewURL_0.pdf \|journal=SSGM Discussion Paper \|volume=2015 \|issue=5 \|via=ANU Open Research Repository}}</ref> Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the ''[[Vunivalu of Bau]]'', is generally considered the most senior such chief in Fiji.<ref name=":0" /> It also includes the village of Maumi 21 km north-east of Suva, who speak their own dialect, known as Nawakura.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Elders Work To Preserve Maumi Dialect \|url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2019/01/20/elders-work-to-preserve-maumi-dialect/ \|access-date=2024-05-17 \|website=fijisun.com.fj \|language=en-US}}</ref> The population chose to move from a more remote area in 1977.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Curuqara \|first=Paulini \|date=2020-12-14 \|title=50 years since the relocation of Maumi \|url=https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/50-years-since-the-relocation-of-maumi/ \|access-date=2024-05-17 \|website=The Fiji Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> The main urban area of Tailevu is [[Nausori]] with a population of 24,950.<ref>{{Cite journal \|date=2010 \|title=Nausori Town Council 2010 Annual Report \|url=https://www.parliament.gov.fj/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/63-Nausori-Town-Council-2010-Annual-Report.pdf \|journal=Fiji Parliamentary Papers \|volume=2020 \|issue=103 \|pages=2}}</ref> The North of Tailevu is the backbone of the Dairy industry in Fiji which helped to establish Rewa Dairy.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Making do with what's left in Wainivesi \|url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2009/07/03/making-do-with-whats-left-in-wainivesi/ \|access-date=2024-05-17 \|website=fijisun.com.fj \|language=en-US}}</ref> Also located in the province is the [[Nausori International Airport]], a major transportation hub for domestic and regional travel.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fodors.com \|title=Fodors travel guide - Plan your trip online \|url=https://www.fodors.com/world/australia-and-the-pacific/fiji/travel-tips/air-travel-246855690 \|access-date=2024-05-17 \|website=Fodor’s Travel \|language=en}}</ref> ~~The Indigenous Fijians land, water ways, foreshore and sea-bed and fishing grounds is held in perpetuity among other special privileges they are entitled to as the Native People of Fiji.~~ ==Notable people== ~~{{Fiji}}~~ * [[Frank Bainimarama]], prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022 * Ratu [[Seru Epenisa Cakobau]], warlord who forged the first nation-state out of the Fiji islands * Ratu [[George Cakobau]], governor-general of Fiji from 1973 to 1983 and great-grandson of Seru Epenisa Cakobau * Ratu [[George Cakobau Jr.]], politician and son of George Cakobau * Ratu [[Jope Seniloli]], vice-president of Fiji until 2004 * [[George Speight]], politician who headed the [[2000 Fijian coup d'état\|2000 coup d'état]] that overthrew Fiji's elected government ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Political divisions of Fiji}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord\|17\|50\|S\|178\|30\|E\|display=title\|region:FJ_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Tailevu Province\|* ]] [[Category:Provinces of Fiji\|Tailevu]] [[Category:Viti Levu\|Tailevu]]