page_title: Suva
section_title: Entertainment and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Suva / Entertainment and culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Suva City
context_page_description: Suva is the capital and largest metropolitan city in Fiji. It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Rewa Province, Central Division.
  In 1877, it was decided to make Suva the capital of Fiji, as the geography of former main European settlement at Levuka on the island of Ovalau, Lomaiviti province proved too restrictive. The administration of the colony was moved from Levuka to Suva in 1882.
  At the 2017 census, the city of Suva had a population of 93,970. Including independent suburbs, the population of the Greater Suva urban area was 185,913 at the 2017 census. Suva, along with the bordering towns of Lami, Nasinu, and Nausori, have a total urban population of around 330,000, over a third of the nation's population. This urban complex is known also as the Suva-Nausori corridor.
  Suva is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Fiji. It is also the economic and cultural capital of the South Pacific, hosting the majority of regional headquarters of major corporations, as well as international agencies and diplomatic missions in the region.
context_section_description: Suva is the cultural and entertainment capital of Oceania, and is host to many regional, national and local events. The city has very developed and advanced entertainment and event infrastructure, and hosts a busy calendar of events every year.
caption: Suva Central Buildings
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