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Ra is one of the fourteen provinces of Fiji. Occupying the northern area of Viti Levu, the largest island, it is one of eight Viti Levu-based Provinces. With a land area of 1,341 square kilometers, it had a population of 30,432 in 2017 census.^[1] The main urban centre is at Vaileka, with a population of 3,361 in 1996.

Uninhabited island off the Ra Province coast.

The province has 19 districts:^[2]

The districts of Saivou, Nakorotubu, Rakiraki, and Nalawa have their own chiefs: the Gone Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Nalawa, Gone Marama na Ratu ni Natauiya Turaga na Gonesau, and Gone Turaga Tu Navitilevu.

Ra Province has 19 tikina makawa and has 86 villages.

Ra as a whole is governed by a Provincial Council.

The Ra dialect of Fijian is distinctive in that the consonant /t/, pronounced elsewhere in Fiji, is pronounced as a glottal stop.

Christian State

There was an attempt in 2015 to create a "Christian state" in Ra. This was described by the then Chief of Police, Ben Groenewald, as a harmless cult, but the prime minister Frank Bainimarama took a sterner view and ordered a clamp-down by the army. It was due to claims by the “cult” that the constitution of Fiji violated the UN's 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DOTROIP). But to ask for the UN's help, they deemed that they had to be a nation, hence The Ra Christian State was envisioned to contest the constitution. Many of the conspirators were imprisoned for sedition and treason.^[3]

References

^ Fiji Bureau of Statistics (5 January 2018). "2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1". Census 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ The Economist, 23 January 2016, p. 53.

17°30′S 178°10′E / 17.500°S 178.167°E / -17.500; 178.167

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[1] Fiji Bureau of Statistics (5 January 2018). "2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1". Census 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] The Economist, 23 January 2016, p. 53.

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+{{Short description|Province of Fiji}}
-Ra is one of the fourteen [[provinces of Fiji]].  Occupying the northern area of [[Viti Levu]], the largest island, it is one of eight Viti Levu-based Provinces.  With a land area of 1341 square kilometers, it had a population of 30,432 at the 2017 [[census]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/census |title=2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1 |author=Fiji Bureau of Statistics |date=5 January 2018 |work=Census 2017 |accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>.  The main urban centre is at [[Vaileka]], with a population of 3,361 in 1996.
+'''Ra''' is one of the fourteen [[provinces of Fiji]]. Occupying the northern area of [[Viti Levu]], the largest island, it is one of eight Viti Levu-based Provinces.  With a land area of 1,341 square kilometers, it had a population of 30,432 in 2017 [[census]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/census |title=2017 Population and Housing Census - Release 1 |author=Fiji Bureau of Statistics |date=5 January 2018 |work=Census 2017 |access-date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=20 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320221719/http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/census |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The main urban centre is at [[Vaileka]], with a population of 3,361 in 1996.
-[[File:Cubu.jpg|thumb|Uninhabited island off the '''Ra Province''' coast.]]
+[[File:Cubu.jpg|thumb|Uninhabited island off the Ra Province coast.]]
+[[File:Ra coast.jpg|thumb|Coastal communities of the Ra Province.]]
+[[File:Isolated farming community in the Ra Province.jpg|thumb|Isolated farming community in the Ra Province]]
-The province has 19 districts:<ref>https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/List_of_Fiji_Islands_-_Provinces_and_Districts.pdf</ref>
+The province has 19 districts:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/List_of_Fiji_Islands_-_Provinces_and_Districts.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-09-03 |archive-date=2019-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903162946/https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/List_of_Fiji_Islands_-_Provinces_and_Districts.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 *[[Bureiwai]]
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 *[[Tokaimalo]]
-The districts of [[Saivou]], [[Nakorotubu]], [[Rakiraki]], and [[Nalawa]] have their own chiefs. The four chiefs are the Gone Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Nalawa, Gone Marama na Ratu ni Natauiya [[Turaga na Gonesau]] and Gone Turaga Tui Navitilevu, who is the recognised paramount chief of the province.
+The districts of [[Saivou]], [[Nakorotubu]], [[Rakiraki]], and [[Nalawa]] have their own chiefs: the Gone Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Nalawa, Gone Marama na Ratu ni Natauiya [[Turaga na Gonesau]], and Gone Turaga Tu Navitilevu.
-Ra Province has 19 tikina makawa and has 86 villages.[[File:Ra coast.jpg|thumb|Coastal communities of the '''Ra Province'''.]]
+Ra Province has 19 [[tikina makawa]] and has 86 villages.
-Ra is governed by a [[Ra Provincial Council|Provincial Council]], currently chaired by Mr Simione Naikarua who was a former Board Secretary of Airport Fiji Limited and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nasinu Town Council.Mr Simione Naikarua hails from Burenitu village in the district of Nalawa in Ra.
+Ra as a whole is governed by a [[Ra Provincial Council|Provincial Council]].
+The Ra [[dialect]] of [[Fijian language|Fijian]] is distinctive in that the consonant /t/, pronounced elsewhere in Fiji, is pronounced as a [[glottal stop]].
-There was an attempt in 2015 to create a "Christian state" in Ra.  This was described by the then Chief of Police, Ben Groenewald, as a harmless cult, but the prime minister Frank Bainimarama took a sterner view and ordered a clamp-down by the army.
+==Christian State==
-It was due to claims by the “cult” that the constitution of Fiji violated the UN Indigenous People’s Rights. But in order to ask for the UN’s help, it had to be from a nation, hence The Ra Christian State was born to contest the constitution. Many of the conspirators have been put in jail for Sedition and Treason.<ref>''The Economist'', 23 January 2016, p. 53.</ref>
-[[File:Isolated farming community in the Ra Province.jpg|thumb|Isolated farming community in the '''Ra Province''']]
+[[File:Flag of the Ra Sovereign Christian State.svg|thumb|Flag of the self-proclaimed "Ra Sovereign Christian State"]]
+There was an attempt in 2015 to create a [[micro-nation|"Christian state"]] in Ra. This was described by the then Chief of Police, Ben Groenewald, as a harmless cult, but the prime minister [[Frank Bainimarama]] took a sterner view and ordered a clamp-down by the army. It was due to claims by the “cult” that the constitution of Fiji violated the UN's 2007 [[Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples]] (''DOTROIP''). But to ask for the UN's help, they deemed that they had to be a nation, hence ''The Ra Christian State'' was envisioned to contest the constitution. Many of the conspirators were imprisoned for sedition and treason.<ref>''The Economist'', 23 January 2016, p. 53.</ref>
-The Ra [[dialect]] of [[Fijian language|Fijian]] is distinctive in that the consonant /t/, pronounced elsewhere in Fiji, is pronounced as a [[glottal stop]].
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Political divisions of Fiji}}
+{{Authority control}}
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+{{Coord|17|30|S|178|10|E|display=title|region:FJ_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki}}
-[[Category:Ra Province|*]]
+[[Category:Ra Province| ]]
 [[Category:Provinces of Fiji]]
 [[Category:Viti Levu|Ra, Fiji]]

v t e Political divisions of Fiji
Divisions	Central Eastern Northern Western
Provinces	Ba Bua Cakaudrove Kadavu Lau Lomaiviti Macuata Nadroga Navosa Naitasiri Namosi Ra Rewa Serua Tailevu
Dependency	Rotuma
Cities	Lautoka Suva
Towns	Ba Labasa Lami Levuka Nadi Nasinu Nausori Savusavu Sigatoka Tavua