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[[File:Bua, Feejee (June 1851, VIII, p.60).jpg|thumb|260px|Bua, Fiji Islands (June 1851, VIII, p.60)<ref name=Offering1851>{{cite journal|title=Bua, Feejee|journal=Wesleyan Juvenile Offering|date=June 1851|volume=VIII|pages=60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFwEAAAAQAAJ&q=The+Wesleyan+juvenile+offering+1851|access-date=30 November 2015|publisher=Wesleyan Mission-House|location=London}}</ref>]] |
[[File:Bua, Feejee (June 1851, VIII, p.60).jpg|thumb|260px|Bua, Fiji Islands (June 1851, VIII, p.60)<ref name=Offering1851>{{cite journal|title=Bua, Feejee|journal=Wesleyan Juvenile Offering|date=June 1851|volume=VIII|pages=60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFwEAAAAQAAJ&q=The+Wesleyan+juvenile+offering+1851|access-date=30 November 2015|publisher=Wesleyan Mission-House|location=London}}</ref>]] |
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'''Bua''' is one of fourteen [[provinces of Fiji]]. Located in the west of the northern island of [[Vanua Levu]], it is one of three northern provinces, and has a land area of 1,379 square kilometers within the three main districts of Bua, Vuya and Wainunu. Its population at the 2017 [[census]] was 15,466, making it the fifth least-populous Province.<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-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320221719/http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/census |archive-date=20 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
'''Bua''' ({{IPA-fj|ᵐbu.a}}) is one of fourteen [[provinces of Fiji]]. Located in the west of the northern island of [[Vanua Levu]], it is one of three northern provinces, and has a land area of 1,379 square kilometers within the three main districts of Bua, Vuya and Wainunu. Its population at the 2017 [[census]] was 15,466, making it the fifth least-populous Province.<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-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320221719/http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/census |archive-date=20 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Bua is governed by a [[Bua Provincial Council|Provincial Council]], chaired by [[Filimone Ralogaivau|Ratu Filimone Ralogaivau]]. |
Bua is governed by a [[Bua Provincial Council|Provincial Council]], chaired by [[Filimone Ralogaivau|Ratu Filimone Ralogaivau]]. |
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Bua (Fijian pronunciation: [ᵐbu.a]) is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji. Located in the west of the northern island of Vanua Levu, it is one of three northern provinces, and has a land area of 1,379 square kilometers within the three main districts of Bua, Vuya and Wainunu. Its population at the 2017 census was 15,466, making it the fifth least-populous Province.[2]
Bua is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Ratu Filimone Ralogaivau.
Bua also is one of the port of entries into Vanua Levu. This port is located in Nabouwalu that is equipped with a jetty where ships berth. Fiji government is soon planning to declare Nabouwalu a township.[3]
16°46′34″S 178°36′04″E / 16.77611°S 178.60111°E
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Nabouwalu, Bua Province (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.1 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 169.6 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bua, Feejee". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. VIII. London: Wesleyan Mission-House: 60. June 1851. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Journey Begins: $1.7m Development of Nabouwalu into a Town".
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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