Suva

Suva is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Fiji. It is locatit on the sootheast coast o the island o Viti Levu, in the Central Diveesion, Rewa Province. In 1877, it wis decidit tae mak Suva the caipital o Fiji when the geography o umwhile main European dounset at Levuka on the island o Ovalau pruivit too restrictive. The admeenistration o the colony wis muivit frae Levuka tae Suva in 1882.

Suva is Fiji's poleetical an admeenistrative caipital. It is the lairgest an the maist sophisticatit ceety in the Sooth Paceefic (excludin New Zealand) an haes become an important regional centre; students frae the Paceefic region an a growin expatriate commonty mak up a significant portion o the ceety's population.

Sister ceeties
 Beihai, Guangxi, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
 Taipei, Taiwan
 Brighton, Tasmanie, Australie

See an aw

 1953 Suva yirdquauk

Notes

 Freemit airtins 

Suva Ceety Cooncil (offeecial wabsteid)


Category:Caipitals in Oceanie
Category:Rewa Province
Category:Populatit places in Fiji
Category:Port ceeties in Oceanie