Ba Province
Ba Province
बा प्रांत (Fiji Hindi) | |
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Interactive map of Ba Province | |
| Country | Fiji |
| Division | Western Division |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,634 km2 (1,017 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 247,685 |
| • Density | 94.03/km2 (243.5/sq mi) |
Ba (Fijian pronunciation: [ᵐba]) is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.
It is one of fourteen provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu. It is Fiji's most populous province, with a population of 247,685 – more than a quarter of the nation's total – at the 2017 census. It covers a land area of 2,634 km2 (1,017 sq mi), the largest of any province.
Vuda Point, in Ba Province, is the traditional landing of the canoes that brought the Melanesian ancestors of the Fijian people to the islands.