Bua is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces. Located in the west of the northern island of Vanua Levu, it is one of three northern Provinces, and has a land area of 1379 square kilometers. Its population at the 1996census, the last to date, was 14,988, making it the fourth least-populous Province. Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces. ... Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
Bua is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Ratu Filimone Ralogaivau.