Viti Levu

Viti Levu is the largest island in and home to 75% of its population. From a Fijian perspective, Viti Levu is the mainland. The highest mountain in Fiji, Tomanivi, is on its east coast, a remote place covered by mangroves and small villages.
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is the capital of with a population of 94,000 in the city proper and 185,000 in the metropolitan area.

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is in the northwestern part of . Fiji's second largest city by population, is in the middle of the country's sugarcane belt and is known as the Sugar City.

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is the airport town on the west coast of Viti Levu, 's largest island. However, there are still enough points of interest and things to do to spend a few days here before you get on board the ferries or helicopters to the smaller islands or head back home.

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is a town in . It had a population of 57,866 at the 2017 census. This makes it the fourth most populous municipality in the country. Situated 19 kilometers from the Fijian capital , it forms one pole of the burgeoning Suva-Nausori corridor.

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is a town in . It is on the island of Viti Levu at the mouth of the , for which it is named, some 61 kilometres from . Its population at the 2017 census was 17,622.

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is an in about 3 kilometers off the north coast of the main island of Viti Levu, near the town of Rakiraki in . The island is 3.5 square kilometers and has a maximum elevation of 180 meters.

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Island is a small private resort development on the western side of Viti Levu in the Republic of . The 2.55 km2 resort is reached via a short causeway over a creek and is located 5 km north west of the town Nadi and 10 km west of .

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is the stretch of coastline between and , on the island of Viti Levu, in . This stretch of coast is one of Fiji's tourist areas with resorts located in various locations along the coast and on islands just off the coast.

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is a district in 's . It is located between and Korovou when travelling along Kings Road, on the northern coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.

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is a town in , located in the and , on the island of Viti Levu. It is situated 12 kilometers to the west of .

The are located in the interior of 's main island Viti Levu. One of the most picturesque villages is Navala, although there are many other small villages too. The are a great place to learn about Fijian culture.

Viti Levu

  • Type: Island
  • Description: largest island in Fiji
  • Also known as: “Levu”, “Naviti Levu”, “Viti Leon”, “Viti Levu (ö, lat -17,85, long 178,02)”, “Viti Levu Island”, “Vitilevu”, “Vitu Levu”, “Віті Леву”, “Раманака”, “جزيرة فيتي ليفو”, “ヴィティレヴ島”, “ビチレブ島”, and “ビティ・レブ島”
  • Category: landform
  • Location: , ,
  • View on Open­Street­Map
Latitude
-17.7988° or 17° 47′ 56″ south
Longitude
177.9984° or 177° 59′ 54″ east
Population
662,000
Elevation
990 metres (3,248 feet)
Open location code
5VJV6X2X+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 268381515
Geo­Names ID
9881353
Wiki­data ID
Q208198
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Viti Levu” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Viti Levu”
  • Arabic: “فيتي ليفو”
  • Armenian: “Վիտի Լևու”
  • Azerbaijani: “Viti-Levu”
  • Basque: “Viti Levu”
  • Belarusian: “Віці-Леву”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Віці-Леву”
  • Breton: “Viti Levu”
  • Bulgarian: “Вити Леву”
  • Catalan: “Viti Levu”
  • Cebuano: “Viti Levu (pulo, lat -17,85, long 178,02)”
  • Cebuano: “Viti Levu”
  • Chinese: “維提島”
  • Chinese: “维提岛”
  • Czech: “Viti Levu”
  • Dutch: “Viti Levu”
  • Esperanto: “Viti Levu”
  • Estonian: “Viti Levu”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Viti Levu”
  • Fijian: “Viti Levu”
  • Finnish: “Viti Levu”
  • French: “Viti Levu”
  • Galician: “Viti Levu”
  • Georgian: “ვიტი-ლევუ”
  • German: “Viti Levu”
  • Greek: “Βίτι Λέβου”
  • Hebrew: “ויטי לוו”
  • Hindi: “विति लेवु”
  • Icelandic: “Viti Levu”
  • Indonesian: “Viti Levu”
  • Italian: “Viti Levu”
  • Japanese: “ビティレブ島”
  • Korean: “비치레부 섬”
  • Korean: “비치레부섬”
  • Latin: “Viti Levu”
  • Latvian: “Viti Levu”
  • Lithuanian: “Viti Levu”
  • Macedonian: “Вити Леву”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Viti Levu”
  • Norwegian: “Viti Levu”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Micel Ficgīeg”
  • Persian: “ویتی لوو”
  • Polish: “Viti Levu”
  • Portuguese: “Viti Levu”
  • Romanian: “Viti Levu”
  • Russian: “Вити-Леву”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱤ ᱞᱮᱵᱩ”
  • Scots: “Viti Levu”
  • Serbian: “Viti Levu”
  • Serbian: “Вити Леву”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Viti Levu”
  • Slovenian: “Viti Levu”
  • Spanish: “Viti Levu”
  • Swedish: “Viti Levu”
  • Tamil: “விட்டிலெவு”
  • Thai: “วีตีเลวู”
  • Tok Pisin: “Viti Levu”
  • Turkish: “Viti Levu”
  • Ukrainian: “Віті-Леву”
  • Uzbek: “Viti Levu (Orol)”
  • Uzbek: “Viti Levu”
  • Vietnamese: “Viti Levu”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Viti Levu”
  • Welsh: “Viti Levu”

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