Rabi Council of Leaders

Flag of Rabi Island
Rabi Island
Rabi Island
Location in Fiji
Coordinates: 16°30′S 180°0′W / 16.500°S 180.000°W / -16.500; -180.000
Country Fiji
DivisionNorthern Division
ProvinceProvince of Cakaudrove
DistrictRabi Island
Government
* Dissolved in June 2013. From 2023 managed by an Administrator appointed under s. 6(C)(4) of the Banaban Settlement Act 1970, pending elections of members to the Council
 • TypeLocal Statutory Governing Body created under the Banaban Settlement Act 1970
Area
 • Total67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total5,000
 • Density74.3/km2 (192/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (1200 GMT)

The Rabi Council of Leaders and Elders was the municipal body administering Rabi Island in Fiji.[1] Established by the Banaban Settlement Act 1970,[2] the council was dissolved by Fiji's military regime in June 2013.[3] On 23 January 2023, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka announced that the council would be reestablished.[4]

  1. ^ "Rabi | Office of the Prime Minister Fiji". Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. ^ "Banaban Settlement Act". PACLII. 8 October 1970. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Rabi Island Council dissolved". FBC News. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Fiji's Prime Minister to appoint interim administrator for Rabi Island Council of Leaders". PINA. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.