Macuata is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island. It has a land area of 2004 square kilometers. Its population of 80,207 at the 1996census (the last to date) was the fourth largest of any Fijian Province. More than a quarter of Macuata's population (24,187 in 1996) lives in the Town of Labasa. 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) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Labasa is a town in Fiji with a population of approximately 25,000 as of 1996. ...
Macuata is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Ratu Aisea Katonivere.
As a result of the meeting, the Macuata Soqosoqo VakaMarama (Macuata Women's Organization) is the first NGO in Fiji to have a strategic plan for the next 10 years, a valuable model for other women's leadership groups.
MacuataProvince is located in NorthernCentral Vanua Levu, the second largest of Fiji's 300 islands.
The Macuata Womens' plan addresses five separate goals; sustainable community development, sustainable livelihood development, education in the community, preservation of culture and tradition and conservation of the environment.
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