Bau
Bau is a small island in Fiji, off the east coast of the main island of Viti Levu. Bau rose to prominence in the mid-1800s and became Fiji's dominant power; until its cession to Britain, it has maintained its influence in politics and leadership right through to modern Fiji.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mbau.
Mbau
Village
Bau is the main village on Bau Island, Fiji. Once integral to the power and economy of the chiefly village, the villages of Lasakau and Soso are also located on the twenty-two acre island which became the centre of traditional power throughout the Fiji Islands in the nineteenth century.
Bau
Latitude
-17.97228° or 17° 58′ 20″ southLongitude
178.61537° or 178° 36′ 55″ eastOpen location code
5VJW2JH8+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 22572547OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Bau” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “با”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Мбау”
- Belarusian: “Мбау”
- Chinese: “姆巴乌岛”
- Chinese: “姆巴烏島”
- Czech: “Bau”
- Dutch: “Bau”
- Fiji Hindi: “Bau”
- Fijian: “Bau Island”
- Fijian: “Bau”
- Fijian: “Mbau Island”
- French: “Bau”
- Galician: “Illa de Bau”
- German: “Bau”
- Italian: “Bau”
- Japanese: “バウ島”
- Latvian: “Bau”
- Latvian: “Mbau”
- Polish: “Bau”
- Russian: “Мбау”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bau (otok)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bau”
- Swedish: “Bau”
- Tamil: “இம்பவு”
- Thai: “มบาว”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bau District School and Bau District School Polling Venue.
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