Macuata Province
Province of Fiji
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Macuata (Fijian pronunciation: [maˈðuata]) is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island. It has a land area of 2004 square kilometers.[citation needed]
Macuata Province | |
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 Interactive map of Macuata Province | |
| Country |  Fiji |
| Division | Northern Division |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,004 km2 (774 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 65,978 |
| • Density | 32.92/km2 (85.27/sq mi) |
Demographics
The province has 114 villages[citation needed] spread over five districts (tikinas): Cikobia, Dogotuki, Labasa, Macuata, and Sasa; the district boundaries haven't changed since 1956.[3] Its population of 65,978 at the 2017 census was the fourth largest of any Fijian province.[4] As of 2007, Indo-Fijians constituted most of the population at 34,218 people, while native Fijians numbered 30,759. This made Macuata one of two predominantly Indo-Fijian provinces, the other being Ba Province. The majority of the province's population (75%) lives in Labasa district, which contains the town of Labasa. There are two urban areas: Labasa and Seaqaqa. More than a quarter of Macuata's population (27,949 in 2007) lives in the town of Labasa.[3]
2017 Census
| Tikina (District) |
Ethnicity | Total[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iTaukei | % | Indo-Fijian | % | Other | % | ||
| Cikobia | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 |
| Dogotuki | 2,057 | 98.3 | 25 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.5 | 2,092 |
| Labasa | 19,328 | 39.2 | 29,261 | 59.3 | 780 | 1.6 | 49,369 |
| Macuata | 5,841 | 62.5 | 3,313 | 35.4 | 192 | 2.1 | 9,346 |
| Sasa | 3,433 | 67.7 | 1,619 | 31.9 | 19 | 0.4 | 5,071 |
| Province | 30,759 | 46.6 | 34,218 | 51.9 | 1,001 | 1.5 | 65,978 |
Politics
Wiliame Katonivere has been the Chief of Macuata since 2013.[6]
See also
- Coqeloa, a village in the province
