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Ovalau is the sixth largest island in Fiji. It is located in Lomaiviti Archipelago. Situated at 17.70° South and 178.8° East,, the island is about 13 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide. It covers a total area of 106.4 square kilometers and has a population of around 9,100, approximately half of the population of Lomaiviti Province over the 1956–2007 period. Levuka, Fiji's former capital, is the largest of 24 towns and villages on the island, and is the only urban area in Lomaiviti. All settlements are coastal, except Lovoni in the interior of the island.
The Lomaiviti archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones. They cover a total area of 411 square kilometres (159 sq mi), and had a population of 15,657 at the most recent census in 2017. The largest town, with a population of 1,131 in 2007, is Levuka, which was Fiji's first modern town and served as the capital from 1871 to 1877.
Yanuca Levu is a hilly steep islet in Fiji's Lomaiviti group, within Ovalau reef.
Leleuvia is a coral cay in Fiji's Lomaiviti archipelago. The 68,000 square metres (731,946 sq ft) islet is the site of the Leleuvia Island Resort, previously operated by the Chinese-Fijian businessman Emosi Yee Show. Only in early 2006 has the island been leased by a company called Saluwaki Limited with the intention to refurbish the island resort. Leleuvia Island is popular among beachcombers and kite surfers. There is snorkelling directly off the beach.
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Lomaiviti Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006.. The electorate covered the Lomaiviti Archipelago and was coextensive with Lomaiviti Province.
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J. B. Tularam was a Fiji Indian member of the Legislative Council of Fiji elected from the Eastern Constituency in 1937 by defeating Channa Bhai Patel by 14 votes. The constituency was made up of the provinces of Lomaiviti, Lau, Cakaudrove and Macuata. He was a member of the Council until 1944.
Atunaisa Kaloumairai is a former Fijian politician. He was a member of the Senate of Fiji and represented Lomaiviti Province.
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Lomaiviti may refer to:
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- ↑ Lomaiviti at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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