Sawana

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Sawana
Village
The village of Sawana on the island of Vanua Balavu, Fiji
The village of Sawana on the island of Vanua Balavu, Fiji
Sawana is located in Fiji
Sawana
Sawana
Location in Fiji
Coordinates: 17°16′41″S 179°03′16″W / 17.2779766°S 179.0543828°W / -17.2779766; -179.0543828
Country Fiji
ArchipelagoLau Islands
DivisionEastern Division
ProvinceLau
DistrictLomaloma

Sawana is a village on the Fijian island of Vanua Balavu, in the Lau[1] archipelago and is part of the Tikina of Lomaloma.[1]

Sawana is separated from the main village of Lomaloma only by a large ditch.[2] As the population is predominantly of Tongan origin, church services are conducted in Tongan, as well as Fijian.[2][3]

The nomination for the title of the Tui Lau comes from the Tongan community in Sawana[4][5] and is then handed to the Vuanirewa clan on the island of Lakeba for a final decision[6]

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