The Provinces of Fiji (Fijian: veiyasana; Fiji Hindi: प्रदेश) are the 14 administrative units into which the country is divided, particularly in relation to the provision of resources and services to the indigenous Fijian population by the Fijian Affairs Board. They are more or less derived from the major clan affiliations for each provincial region.
Structure The most basic administrative unit in modern Fijian communities is the koro (village). Each village is led by a village headman called the turaga-ni-koro, who is elected by the other villagers. A subunit of the yasana is the tikina, which is composed of several koros. Each yasana is governed by a provincial council, mainly composed of well educated people, and chiefly Fijians, and headed up by an executive head, under the title Roko Tui.
Provinces The largest province by land area according to the latest Fiji Bureau of statistics is Cakaudrove (281,600 ha) followed by Ba (263,400 ha) and Nadroga-Navosa (238,500 ha) The largest province by population is Ba Province with 247, 708 according to 2017 census. The fourteen provinces, their population and the present Roko Tui are: Order Province Population (2017) Office bearer1.Ba247,708Viliame Seuseu2.Bua15,466Ratu Filimoni Ralogaivau3.Cakaudrove50,469Sitiveni Rabuka4.Kadavu10,897Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo5.Lau9,602Ratu Josefa Basulu6.Lomaiviti15,657Ratu Jo Lewanavanua7.Macuata65,983Ratu Wiliame Katonivere8.Nadroga-Navosa58,931Ratu Sakiusa Makutu9.Naitasiri177,678Ratu Solomoni Boserau10.Namosi7,871Ratu Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro11.Ra30,432Sakiusa Karavaki12.Rewa108,016Pita Tagi Cakiverata13.Serua20,031Atunaisa Lacabuka14.Tailevu64,552Josefa Seruilagilagi
List of provinces of Fiji by Human Development Index
This is a list of provinces of Fiji by Human Development Index as of 2022. RankProvinceHDI (2022)High human development1Naitasiri0.7442Ba0.7343Rewa0.731–0.7294Macuata0.7195Tailevu0.7196Serua, Namosi0.703Medium human development7Nadroga-Navosa0.6978Cakaudrove, Bua0.6869Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti 0.68010Ra0.676
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