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Labasa (IPA:[la mba sa]) is a town in Fiji with a population of 24,187 at the last census held in 1996. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ...
A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Labasa is located in the Province of Macuata, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. The town itself is located on a delta formed by three rivers - the Wailevu, the Labasa (after which the town is named), and the Qawa. The latter two are connected by an 8-kilometer canal. The main street of Labasa prides itself for having the only set of traffic lights in the entire island. This set of lights however, are functional only intermittently. Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces. ...
Macuata is one of Fijis fourteen Provinces, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island. ...
Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ...
The Murray River in Australia. ...
The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France. ...
Economic activities The surrounding areas of Labasa are mostly farming areas, which contribute to much of the industry in the town. The largest crop grown is sugar cane. The large Fiji Sugar Corporation sugar mill in Labasa town is the only such mill on the island. Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...
Recently, due to political changes and loss of overseas markets, sugar cane farming and production has been steadily decreasing. This has been reflected in the increasing migration of people to the main island of Viti Levu, in search of employment opportunities. Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. ...
Labasa Hospital is the referral center for all health centers and hospital on the island of Vanua Levu, and has recently been expanded. It is plagued, however, by a lack of professional staff and equipment.
Richard Raj Update 2006
Labasa is generally an agricultural town, off the tourist track. Labasa now has a couple of good hotels to stay in (Takia/Travel Lodge and Grand Easteren Hotel). There is at least 1 good movie theatre and several good resturants in the main street providing a range of local and chinese flavours.
There is a fairly large market towrds the end of the town where you can buy and sample a range of foods, spices, fish, poultry, goats and other ocal products. A large Taxi stand and a bus stop is also by the market.
Government Incorporated as a Town in 1939, Labasa is governed by a 12-member Town Council, whose members elect a Mayor from among themselves. Councillors serve three-year terms; the Mayor's term is for one year, but may be extended any number of times. Labasa's current Mayor, elected on 28 October 2005 following the municipal election to the Town Council one week earlier, is Dr Pradeep Singh of the Fijij Labour Party. Leslie Williams is his deputy. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces. ...
A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Municipal elections were held for 11 of Fijis twelve city and town councils on 22 October 2005. ...
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