Ovalau (IPA: [o βa la u]) is the largest island in Fiji's Lomaiviti archipelago. Situated at 17.70° South and 178.8° East, the island is about 13 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide. It covers a total area of 102.3 square kilometers and has a population of around 9,000. Levuka, Fiji's former capital, is the largest of 24 towns and villages on the island. 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. ... The Lomaiviti archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Beach Street, Levuka, Fiji Levuka is a town on the south-east coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji, of which it is the capital. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...

Ovalau is characterized by its rugged topography, with little flat land apart from the Lovoni Valley in the centre of the island. The highest peaks are Nadelaiovalau, with an altitude of 625 meters, in the east, and Tomuna, 526 meters, in the south. Surface of the Earth Topography, a term in geography, has come to refer to the lay of the land, or the physiogeographic characteristics of land in terms of elevation, slope, and orientation. ...

Transport around Ovalau

There is one road which circles the island, however, between the villages of Rukuruku and Buresala the road is little more than a track, as travel between these points is not common, most traffic being directed from these two villages to Levuka. The airport, which handles twice-daily Air Fiji flights to and from Suva is located on the west of the island, next to the Bureta District School compound. There is one flight in the morning, and one in the evening, with only the evening service operating on Sundays. Flights cost around FJ$100 return. Beach Street, Levuka, Fiji Levuka is a town on the south-east coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji, of which it is the capital. ... Air Fiji is an airline with an extensive network in the Fiji area serving 13 island destinations. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ...

Boat and ferry services also connect Ovalau to Viti Levu - the Patterson Brothers ferry company runs a service between Levuka, Buresala, Natovi, and Suva depending on the day. Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ...

Transport around the island is mainly by carrier - either pick-up trucks or lorries - with benches fixed down, and covered with tarpaulin. These carriers are not scheduled, so getting around the island can be quite difficult, unless you are travelling from Levuka. There is one bus service, which runs once daily from the west of Ovalau to Levuka in the morning, and returns at 5pm, and is mainly used by schoolchildren and PAFCO workers. Taxis are available for hire, though often travel past certain villages is refused - apart from to tourists - due to the condition of the roads (unsealed). Beach Street, Levuka, Fiji Levuka is a town on the south-east coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji, of which it is the capital. ...

Image:Sacred heart church levuka.jpg Sacread Heart Church, Levuka, Ovalau.

St John's Church, Ovalau.

Lovoni Village, Ovalau.