4-541: Bau District is a district of Tailevu Province , Fiji . It is coextensive with Bau Island , the traditional fiefdom of the Vunivalu of Bau , generally considered the most senior chiefly title in Fiji. The tikina makawa of Bau consists of Bau, Dravo, Namara, Namata, and Nausori. 17°58′21.22″S 178°36′55.35″E / 17.9725611°S 178.6153750°E / -17.9725611; 178.6153750 This article about
8-576: A geographical location in Fiji is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tailevu Province Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji . Its main town is Nausori , which lies along the banks of the Rewa River . One of the eight provinces based in Viti Levu , Fiji's largest island, Tailevu's 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island along with some central areas. At
12-515: The 2017 census, it had a population of 64,552, the fifth largest among the provinces. Tailevu includes the districts of Bau , Nakelo, Verata , Vugalei, Wainibuka, Dawasamu and Sawakasa. Bau District includes Bau Island , the seat of the Kubuna Confederacy , one of three traditional chiefly hierarchies in Fiji. Kubuna's Paramount Chief, called the Vunivalu of Bau , is generally considered
16-464: The most senior such chief in Fiji. It also includes the village of Maumi 21 km north-east of Suva, who speak their own dialect, known as Nawakura. The population chose to move from a more remote area in 1977. The main urban area of Tailevu is Nausori with a population of 24,950. The North of Tailevu is the backbone of the Dairy industry in Fiji which helped to establish Rewa Dairy. Also located in
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