Lami (), is an urban area in

Rewa Province Rewa is a province of Fiji. With a land area of 272 square kilometers (the smallest of Fiji's provinces), it includes the capital city of Suva (but not most of Suva's suburbs) and is in two parts — one including part of Suva's hinterland to the ...

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), 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 ...

, north-west of

Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...

. It was formally incorporated as a

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in 1977, and had a population of 20,529 at the most recent

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in 2007. The municipal boundaries enclose an area of 683 square kilometers. The original itaukei inhabitants of Suva were forced to move to Suvavou ("New Suva") by the British colonial powers in 1882 to make room for the new capital of Suva. Located on the outskirts of Lami is the Bilo Battery, which was a key defense built during World War II to help guard the main passage in the reef leading into Suva. Lami is governed by a

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of 12 members, elected for three-year terms, who elect a

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from among themselves. The mayor's term is for one year, but may be extended indefinitely. In the last municipal election, held on 22 October 2005, the

Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua The United Fiji Party ( fj, Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua, SDL) was a political party in Fiji. It was founded in 2001 by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase as a power base; it absorbed most of the Christian Democratic Alliance and other conse ...

(SDL) won 11 of the 12 seats, ending 20 years of rule by the Ratepayers Association. The new council chose Tevita Vuatalevu as its mayor. Following the

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of 2006, the regime dismissed all local government authorities.

Marica Rokovada-Hallacy Marica may refer to: * Marica (mythology), a nymph in Roman mythology * Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Maritsa, a river in Bulgaria, alternatively spelled Marica * ''Marica'', a former brush-footed butterfly genus now included in ''Erebia'' Pe ...

was appointed Administrator of Lami, as well as the nearby capital city of Suva. In 2010, she was replaced in both capacities by Chandu Umaria, a former Mayor of Suva.

Biology

Cosmophasis lami's common name is Lami Beach Northern Jumping Spider.

References

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