Navua District is located within
Serua Province
:See also Serua (disambiguation)
Serua is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces. Its 830 square kilometers occupy the southernmost areas of Viti Levu, being one of 8 provinces based on Fiji's largest island. It had a population of 15,461 at the 2007 ...
in the
Central Division of
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 ...
. During colonial times it was a sugar growing area, but the closure of the sugar mill in
Navua
Navua () is a town in 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 o ...
in 1923 led to a decline in economic activity in the district. The construction of a resort at
Pacific Harbour
Pacific Harbour is a town in Fiji, located in the Central Division, Fiji, Central District and Serua Province, on the island of Viti Levu. According to estimates for the year 2009, it had 1,874 inhabitants. It has a primary school, a health care, ...
in the 1970s and an influx of tourist related activities has led to increases in economic activity in the area.
Famous people from Navua
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C.P. Singh
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B. D. Lakshman
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Chaitanya Lakshman
Chaitanya Lakshman (born in 1968) is a Fiji Indian lawyer, social worker and politician who served in the multi-party cabinet of the Qarase Government as Minister for Local Government.
Lakshman was elected from the Viti Levu South Kadavu India ...
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Prince Gopal Lakshman
Prince Gopal Lakshman (1949-2016) was a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Viti Levu South Kadavu Indian Communal Constituency from 1999 to 2006. He held the seat, one of 19 reserved f ...
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Paresh Narayan
Professor Paresh Kumar Narayan (born 1977), is an academic of Fiji Indian origin, who was Australia's youngest Professor of Finance, and is now at Monash University.
Early life and education
The eldest of three brothers, the others being Nilesh ...
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Vashist Muni
Sadhu Vashist Muni was a Hindu missionary from India, who came into prominence in Fiji when he assumed the leadership of the strike in the western districts of Fiji in 1921. Mystery surrounded him during his short stay in Fiji (May 1920 – Mar ...
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Vishnu Deo
Pt. Vishnu Deo (Hindi: विष्णु देव) OBE (17 July 1900 – 7 May 1968) was the first Fiji born and bred leader of the Indo-Fijians. From his initial election to the Legislative Council in 1929 to his retirement in 1959, he rema ...
See also
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Navua River
The Navua River is located in the island of Viti Levu in Fiji and has its source on the south east slope of Mount Gordon and flows for 65 kilometers to the south coast. It is noted for the scenic beauty of the rugged mountain country through w ...
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Navua F.C.
Navua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions.
They are based in Navua District, Fiji, Navua, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between th ...
* Ratu
Suliano Matanitobua
Ratu Suliano Matanitobua is a Fijian chief, politician, and former member of the Parliament of Fiji. In 2022 he was imprisoned for corruption. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.
Matanitobua holds the chiefly title of Tui Namo ...
External links
Map showing location of Navua
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Districts of Serua Province
Viti Levu