Waya is an island in the southern part of the
Yasawa Islands
The Yasawa Group is an archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of .
Geography
The Yasawa volcanic group consists of six main islands and numerous smaller islets. The archip ...
of Fiji. The island is part of
Ba Province
Ba is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. It is one of fourteen provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu. It is Fiji's most populous province, with a population o ...
in the country's
Western Division. Waya lies about from
Lautoka
Lautoka () is the second largest Local government in Fiji, city in Fiji. It is on the west coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Ba Province of the Western Division, Fiji, Western Division. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane-growing r ...
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Geography
Waya is densely wooded[ with abundant natural water springs.][ There are four villages: Nalauwaki, Natawa, Waya Levu and Yalobi.][
The island has the highest point in the Yasawa Group, at . Another island peak is tall.][
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References
Ba Province
Islands of Fiji
Yasawa Islands
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