The Sawau () tribe in Fiji is made of 6 villages on the island of

Beqa Beqa (, also known as Mbengga in English) is an island in Fiji, an outlier to the main island of Viti Levu, to the south. The island has a land area of and reaches a maximum elevation of . Beqa has 9 villages divided between 2 ''tikinas'' (dist ...

, to the south of

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 ...

, but the District is only made up of 5 villages. They are as follows: * Dakuibeqa (Chiefly Village –Tui Sawau), * Dakuni, * Soliyaga, *Naceva, *Naseuseu and *Rukua – (Part of the Tribe of Sawau but part of the District of Raviravi) The people of Sawau are known for performing two cultural expressions: * Vilavilairevo (Firewalking) The phenomena was examined in 1902 when it was already a tourist attraction, with a "Probable Explanation of the Mystery" arrived at. *Yavirau or Qolikubu – (Fish drive)

References

*Guido Carlo Pigliasco (2020) ''The Custodians of the Gift. Fairy Beliefs, Holy Doubts and Heritage Paradoxes on a Fijian Island''. Firenze University Press. DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-085-6 Populated places in Fiji {{Fiji-geo-stub