Ba (town)
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Sugar cane train on the railway track on the road in Ba, 24 September 1949 | |
Viti Levu with Ba in the north of the island | |
Ba Location in Fiji | |
| Country | Fiji |
| Island | Viti Levu |
| Division | Central Division |
| Province | Ba |
| Town | 1939 |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 13,825 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 |
Ba (Fijian pronunciation: [mba] ⓘ) is a town in Fiji, 37 kilometres from Lautoka and 62 kilometres from Nadi, inland from the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. Covering an area of 327 square kilometres, it had a population of 14,596 at the 1996 census. The town is built on the banks of the Ba River, after which it is named. For a long time, Ba was famous for its soccer team which caused major traffic problems. The old bridge was washed away in the floods of 1990s and a new bridge built downstream. This resulted in the main highway (King's Road) bypassing Ba. Jiaxing City in China is Ba’s sister city.