Vanua Balavu

Vanua Balavu
Location in the Lau Group
Geography
LocationFiji
Coordinates17°14′S 178°57′W / 17.233°S 178.950°W / -17.233; -178.950
ArchipelagoNorthern Lau Islands
Adjacent toKoro Sea
Total islands1
Major islands1
Area57 km2 (22 sq mi)[1]
Length21 km (13 mi)
Highest elevation283 m (928 ft)
Administration
Fiji
DivisionEastern
ProvinceLau Province
Sub-ProvinceNorthern Lau Islands
Largest settlementLomaloma (pop. 250)
Demographics
Population1200 (2014)
Pop. density21.05/km2 (54.52/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsNative Fijians, Indo-Fijians ; other (Asian, Europeans, other Pacific Islander)
Map of Vanua Balavu

Vanua Balavu (pronounced [βaˈnua mbaˈlaβu]) is the third largest island in Fiji's Lau archipelago, and the main island of the Northern Lau Group.

  1. ^ Gillespie, Rosemary G.; D. A. Clague (2009). Encyclopedia of Islands. University of California Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0520256491. Retrieved 18 March 2014.