The Central Division () is one of
Fiji
Fiji, 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 of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
's four
divisions
Division may refer to:
Mathematics
*Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication
* Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military
*Division (military), a formation typically consisting of 10,000 t ...
. It consists of five provinces -
Naitasiri,
Namosi,
Rewa,
Serua and
Tailevu.
The capital of the division is
Suva
Suva (, ) is the Capital city, capital and the most populous 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 Rew ...
, which is also the capital of Fiji. The division includes the eastern part of the largest island in Fiji,
Viti Levu
Viti Levu (pronounced ; ) is the largest island in Fiji. It is the site of the country's capital and largest city, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.
Geology
Fiji lies in a plate tectonics, tectonically complex area betwe ...
, with a few outlying islands, including
Beqa. It has a land border with the
Western Division on Viti Levu, and sea borders with the
Northern Division and
Eastern Division.
The Central Division includes most of the
Kubuna Confederacy and part of the
Burebasaga Confederacy, two of the three hierarchies to which Fiji's
chiefs all belong. The nonconformity between the boundaries of the divisions and confederacies does not affect administration, as their functions are different.
References
Divisions of Fiji
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