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Ra is one of the fourteen provinces of Fiji. 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 1996 census, the last to date. The main urban centre is at Vaileka, with a population of 3,361 in 1996. Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. ... 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). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was 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. Nakorotubu is a district in Fijis Ra Province. ... Rakiraki is a district in Fijis Ra Province. ...


Ra is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Simione Naikarua.


The Ra dialect of Fijian is distinctive in that the consonant /t/, pronounced elsewhere in Fiji, is pronounced as a glottal stop. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... The glottal stop or voiceless glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in many spoken languages. ...



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Political divisions of Fiji
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Divisions: Central | Eastern | Northern | Western
Provinces: Ba | Bua | Cakaudrove | Kadavu | Lau | Lomaiviti | Macuata | Nadroga-Navosa | Naitasiri | Namosi | Ra | Rewa | Serua | Tailevu
Dependency: Rotuma
Cities: Lautoka | Suva
Towns: Ba | Labasa | Lami | Levuka | Nadi | Nasinu | Nausori | Savusavu | Sigatoka | Tavua

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