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Suva
सुवा (Fiji Hindi) | |
|---|---|
Suva Harbour, Central Business District, Government Buildings, WG Friendship Plaza Suva | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Valataka na Dina (Fight for the Right) | |
 Suva within Fiji | |
| Country |  Fiji |
| Division | Central Division |
| Province | Rewa |
| District | Suva |
| Government | |
| • Type | Suva City Council |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 26.24 km2 (10.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Capital city | 93,970 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 185,913 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (1200 GMT) |
| Website | www |
Suva (Fijian pronunciation: [ˈsuβa]; Fiji Hindi: सुवा) is the capital and the most populous city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Division.
In 1877, the capital of Fiji was moved to Suva from Levuka, the main European colonial settlement at the time, due to the restrictive geography and environs of the latter. The administration of the colony was transferred from Levuka to Suva in 1882.
As of the 2017 census, the city of Suva had a population of 93,970,[1] and Suva's metropolitan area, which includes its independent suburbs, had a population of 185,913.[2] The combined urban population of Suva and the towns of Lami, Nasinu, and Nausori that border it was around 330,000: over a third of the nation's population. (This urban complex, excluding Lami, is also known as the Suva-Nausori corridor.)
Suva is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Fiji. It is also the economic and cultural capital of the South Pacific, hosting the majority of the regional headquarters of major international corporations, international agencies, and diplomatic missions. The city also has a thriving arts and performance scene, and a growing reputation as the region's fashion capital.
- ^ "Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics – Population and Demography". Statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "2007 Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.