Naitasiri
Naitasiri is a
Province of
Fiji. It is one of the country's fourteen Provinces, and one of eight based in
Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. Covering 1,666 square kilometers, the Province occupies the area to the north and east of (but does not include)
Suva, the
capital. Its population at the last
census in
1996 was 126,641, making Naitasiri the country's second most populous Province. Its main urban area is the burgeoning town of
Nasinu, with a population of some 84,000.
Naitasiri Province includes
Naitasiri District, as well as
Lomaivuna,
Waimaro, and
Wainimala Districts.
Well-known Naitasiri residents include
Ratu Inoke Takiveikata, the
Qaranivalu (Paramount Chief) of Naitasiri District and a former
Cabinet Minister and
Senator, who is now serving a life-sentence for his role in a
mutiny connected with the
Fiji coup of 2000.
Naitasiri is governed by a
Provincial Council, chaired by
Ratu Solomoni Boserau.