Ra is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces. Occupying the northern area of Viti Levu, the largest island, it is one of eight Viti Levu-based Provinces. With a land area of 1341 square kilometers, it had a population of 30,904 at the 1996census, the last to date. The main urban centre is at Vaileka, with a population of 3,361 in 1996. Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces. ... Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. ... 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. ...
The Province includes the Districts of Naiawa, Nakorotubu, Rakiraki, and Saivou.
Ra is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Simione Naikarua.
Fiji, situated in the South Pacific about 4,450 km (2,765 mi) SW of Hawaii and 1,770 km (1,100 mi) N of New Zealand, comprises some 850 islands, of which only about 100 are inhabited.
The island of Rotuma, added to Fiji in 1881, is geographically separate from the main archipelago and has an area of 44 sq km (17 sq mi).
Of the 70 inhabited islands, the largest is Espiritu Santo; the island of Efate is the administrative center.
Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world, with approximately 1 billion adherents (2005 figure), of whom approximately 890 million live in India.
Moreover, 15 million Hindus live in Bangladesh, 2 million in Pakistan, and 1 million in the United Arab Emirates.
Significant numbers of Hindus reside in Bali, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Guyana, Nepal, Mauritius, Suriname, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago.
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