The Rewa River is the longest and widest river in Fiji. Located on the island of

Viti Levu Viti Levu (pronounced ) is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. It is the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population. Geology Fiji lies in a tectonically complex area between the Australian ...

, the Rewa originates in Tomanivi, the highest peak in Fiji, and flows southeast for 145 km to Laucala Bay, near Suva. The Rewa River drains approximately one-third of Viti Levu.''The New Encyclopædia Britannica'' Volume 10, Micropædia, 1988, pg.11
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The Rewa River is fed by two large

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, the Wainibuka and the Wainimala and it is joined by several other rivers of importance before it reaches the sea by a

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of many mouths. It is

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by small crafts up 80 kilometers from its mouth and its basin is enriched by a deep deposit of

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soil. The delta of the river is where several Fijian villages are situated.''The Rewa Delta Villages Need Help''
Fiji Sun, 2015-01-14 The Rewa River is crossed by the

Rewa Bridge The Rewa Bridge is a four-lane concrete girder road bridge over the Rewa River joining Suva and Nausori in Fiji. The bridge has a length of , comprising seven internal spans of 49.5 m and end spans of 39.25 m. It is the longest bridge in Fiji an ...

Nausori Nausori () is a town in Fiji. It had a population of 57,866 at the 2017 census. This makes it the fourth most populous municipality in the country. Situated 19 kilometers outside of Suva, it forms one pole of the burgeoning Suva-Nausori corrid ...

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