Bua Province
Bua Province | |
|---|---|
Bua, Fiji Islands (June 1851, VIII, p.60)[1] | |
Interactive map of Bua Province | |
| Country | Fiji |
| Division | Northern Division |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,378 km2 (532 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[3] | |
• Total | 15,489 |
| • Density | 11.24/km2 (29.11/sq mi) |
Bua (Fijian pronunciation: [ᵐbu.a]) is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji. Located in the west of the northern island of Vanua Levu, it is one of three northern provinces, and has a land area of 1,379 square kilometers within the three main districts of Bua, Vuya and Wainunu.
Bua also is one of the port of entries into Vanua Levu. This port is located in Nabouwalu that is equipped with a jetty where ships berth. Fiji government is soon planning to declare Nabouwalu a township.[4]
Demographics
Its population at the 2017 census was 15,489, making it the fifth least-populous Province.[5]
2017 Census
| Tikina (District) |
Ethnicity | Total[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iTaukei | % | Indo-Fijian | % | Other | % | ||
| Bua | 4,584 | 74.5 | 1,518 | 24.7 | 51 | 0.8 | 6,153 |
| Vuya | 4,584 | 94.6 | 220 | 4.5 | 40 | 0.8 | 4,844 |
| Wainunu | 4,048 | 90.1 | 42 | 0.9 | 402 | 8.9 | 4,492 |
| Province | 13,216 | 85.3 | 1,780 | 11.5 | 493 | 3.2 | 15,489 |
Bua is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Ratu Filimone Ralogaivau.
16°46′34″S 178°36′04″E / 16.77611°S 178.60111°E
Climate
| Climate data for Nabouwalu, Bua Province (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.1 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 169.6 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Bua, Feejee". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. VIII. London: Wesleyan Mission-House: 60. June 1851. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "2007 Census Analytical Report". statsfiji.gov.fj. Retrieved 7 Nov 2021.
- ^ "2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1". statsfiji.gov.fj. Retrieved 7 Nov 2021.
- ^ "Journey Begins: $1.7m Development of Nabouwalu into a Town".
- ^ Fiji Bureau of Statistics (5 January 2018). "2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1". Census 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Experience". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 October 2023.