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{{short description|Province of Fiji}}
{{distinguish|Bau (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Bau (disambiguation)}}
[[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.au/books?id=bFwEAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Wesleyan+juvenile+offering+1851&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2yfrtmrfJAhVD6KYKHXFFDsEQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Wesleyan%20juvenile%20offering%201851&f=false|accessdate=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>]]
'''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. 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 |accessdate=8 April 2018}}</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>


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]].


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.[http://fijisun.com.fj/2018/09/21/journey-begins-of-1-7m-development-of-nabouwalu-into-a-town/]
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2018/09/21/journey-begins-of-1-7m-development-of-nabouwalu-into-a-town/|title = Journey Begins: $1.7m Development of Nabouwalu into a Town}}</ref>


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==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Nabouwalu, Bua Province (1991–2020 normals)
|Jan high C = 30.8
|Feb high C = 31.0
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 30.0
|May high C = 28.5
|Jun high C = 27.6
|Jul high C = 27.0
|Aug high C = 26.8
|Sep high C = 27.4
|Oct high C = 28.2
|Nov high C = 29.3
|Dec high C = 30.3
| year high C = 29.0
|Jan mean C = 27.7
|Feb mean C = 27.9
|Mar mean C = 27.9
|Apr mean C = 27.2
|May mean C = 26.1
|Jun mean C = 25.3
|Jul mean C = 24.7
|Aug mean C = 24.4
|Sep mean C = 24.9
|Oct mean C = 25.6
|Nov mean C = 26.5
|Dec mean C = 27.3
| year mean C = 26.3
|Jan low C = 24.6
|Feb low C = 24.7
|Mar low C = 24.7
|Apr low C = 24.4
|May low C = 23.6
|Jun low C = 23.0
|Jul low C = 22.2
|Aug low C = 22.0
|Sep low C = 22.4
|Oct low C = 23.0
|Nov low C = 23.6
|Dec low C = 24.3
| year low C = 23.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 18.1
|Feb precipitation days = 17.0
|Mar precipitation days = 19.2
|Apr precipitation days = 17.1
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 10.5
|Oct precipitation days = 12.9
|Nov precipitation days = 13.4
|Dec precipitation days = 16.6
|year precipitation days = 169.6
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Fiji/CSV/Nabouwalu_91659.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 19 October 2023}}</ref>
}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Political divisions of Fiji}}
{{Political divisions of Fiji}}


[[Category:Bua Province|*]]
[[Category:Bua Province| ]]
[[Category:Provinces of Fiji|Bua]]
[[Category:Provinces of Fiji|Bua]]
[[Category:Vanua Levu|Bua]]
[[Category:Vanua Levu|Bua]]

Latest revision as of 19:06, 11 November 2024

Not to be confused with Bau (disambiguation).
Bua, Fiji Islands (June 1851, VIII, p.60)[1]

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 / -16.77611; 178.60111

Climate

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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]
  1. ^ "Bua, Feejee". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. VIII. London: Wesleyan Mission-House: 60. June 1851. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Journey Begins: $1.7m Development of Nabouwalu into a Town".
  4. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 October 2023.


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