Seaqaqa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Seaqaqa Location in Fiji | |
| Coordinates: 16°31′19″S 179°08′20″E / 16.52194°S 179.13889°E | |
| Country |  Fiji |
| Island | Vanua Levu |
| Division | Northern Division |
| Province | Macuata |
| District | Seaqaqa |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 592 |
| Demographics (2007) | |
| • Ethnic groups | 312 Fijians (38.2%) 487 Indo-Fijians (59.7%) 17 others (2.1%) |
Seaqaqa (Fijian pronunciation: [seaᵑɡaːˈᵑɡaː])[3] is an unincorporated town in Fiji.[1][4] It had a population of 394 in 1996, 816 in 2007, and 592 in 2017.[5][1] The town has Seaqaqa F.C., a football club.[4] Seaqaqa has a primary school, a college, and a health centre.[6][7][8] Seaqaqa was the site of a brief and unsuccessful anti-colonial uprising in 1894. In the 1970s, an ambitious cane development scheme was realized in Seaqaqa.
- ^ a b c "2017 Census" (PDF). Fiji Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Population of Towns and Urban Areas by Ethnic Origin and Sex at 16 September 2007" (PDF). Pacific Community. June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Tamata, Apolonia (2007). "The glottal stop in Nasarowaqa Fijian and other Oceanic languages" (PDF). University of the South Pacific Electronic Research Repository. Suva, Fiji: University of the South Pacific. p. 245.
- ^ a b Mitchell, John (24 April 2022). "From dusk to dawn – The changing faces of Seaqaqa". Fiji Times. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Census 2007 Results: Population Size, Growth, Structure and Distribution" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Boila, Sainiani (13 September 2022). "Walesi package for Seaqaqa Primary School". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation News. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Orikasa, Hiroyuki (22 April 2008). "Speech for the Handing Over Ceremony of Seaqaqa Central College Project". Embassy of Japan in Fiji. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Anand, Sampras (15 September 2022). "Mortuary Services Earmarked For Seaqaqa Health Centre". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 30 May 2023.