Ra, Fiji
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Ra is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces. Occupying the northern area of Viti Levu, the largest island, it is one of eight Viti Levu-based Provinces. With a land area of 1341 square kilometers, it had a population of 30,904 at the 1996 census, the last to date. The main urban centre is at Vaileka, with a population of 3,361 in 1996.
The Province includes the Districts of Naiawa, Nakorotubu, Rakiraki, and Saivou.
Ra is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Simione Naikarua.
The Ra dialect of Fijian is distinctive in that the consonant /t/, pronounced elsewhere in Fiji, is pronounced as a glottal stop.
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