Divisions of Fiji

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Updates: 

The Bureau of Statistics of Fiji has kindly provided the results of the 1996 census.

Country overview: 

Fiji was a British colony from 1874 until it was granted independence on 1970-10-10.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Fiji
2. Dutch: Fiji, Republiek der Fiji Eilanden (formal)
3. English: Republic of the Fiji Islands (formal)
4. Finnish: Fidži
5. French: Fidji fp, République f des Îles fp Fidji (formal)
6. German: Fidschi n, Fidschi-Inseln fp
7. Icelandic: Fídjieyjar
8. Italian: Figi fp
9. Norwegian: Fiji, Republikken Fiji (formal)
10. Portuguese: Fidji, Fiji, República f das Ilhas fp Fidji (formal)
11. Spanish: Fiji, República f de Fiji (formal), Fiyi (obsolete), Viti (obsolete)
12. Swedish: Fiji

Origin of name: 

from Viti (native name)

Spelling note: sometimes the letters -mb- are written as -b-, -nd- as -d-, and -ng- as -g-.

Primary subdivisions: 

Fiji is divided into four divisions and one dependency.

In the census report, the census figures for Rotuma are included in Eastern. This may mean that Rotuma dependency has been merged with Eastern division. However, the ISO and FIPS standards still show them as separate.

Further subdivisions:

See the Provinces of Fiji page.

The divisions of Fiji are subdivided into provinces.

Territorial extent: 

1. Central contains the southeastern part of the main island of Viti Levu and the small islands of Mbengga and Yanutha.
2. Eastern contains the Lau Group (Lakemba, Fulanga, Kambara, Ongea Levu, etc.), the Lomaiviti Group (Koro, Ngau, Ovolau, and the Exploring Islands (Vanua Mbalavu, Mango, etc.)), Kandavu, Matuku, Moala, Ono-i-lau, and Totoya.
3. Northern contains Vanua Levu (the second-largest in the group), Cikobia, Kioa, Nggamea, Rambi, Taveuni, Yandua, and Yathata.
4. Rotuma contains Rotuma and nearby islets, and is isolated from the rest of the group.
5. Western contains the northern and western parts of Viti Levu, the Yasawa Group (Nathula, Naviti, Waya, and Yasawa), Vatulele, and the isolated Ceva-i-Ra (Conway Reef).