Cakaudrove

Cakaudrove

Cakaudrove is one of fourteen Provinces of Fiji, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group. It has a total land area of 2,816 square kilometers, with a population of 44,821 at the last census in 1996, making it the sixth most populous Province. The only major town is Savusavu, with a population of 4,962 in 1996.

Cakaudrove has proved to be one of Fiji's most influential Provinces. Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Fiji's last Governor-General and first President, held the chiefly title of "Tui Cakau", with Cakaudrove as his traditional fiefdom. Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is also from Cakaudrove. The present "Tui Cakau," Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, is a Cabinet Minister and leader of the Conservative Alliance (CAMV), a nationalist political party with considerable support in Cakaudrove. The CAMV politicians Ratu Rakuita Vakalalabure and Manasa Tugia also hail from Cakaudrove. Ratu Epeli Ganilau, a son of Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau leads another significant political party, the National Alliance Party.

Also, one of the ancient and chiefly families of Cakaudrove, the "Tui Nasavusavu family" - Ratu Waqa-Vou of Nukubalavu Village, Savusavu, Cakaudrove before Fiji got ceded to Britain.

Cakaudrove is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by the former Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka.


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