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Nadi (pronounced [ˈnandi] NAN-dee; Fiji Hindi: नदी) is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had grown to over 50,000. Nadi is multiracial with many of its ...
Reddy Group. The Reddy Group commenced operation as a small construction company in Suva, Fiji Islands in 1947. This opened the way for it to form a joint venture with Fletcher Construction of New Zealand . The second eldest brother Ram Sami Reddy started Reddy Construction Company in 1947 taking up construction of residential buildings.
Nadi District, Fiji. Coordinates: 17°45′19″S 177°26′36″E. Nadi is a district within Ba Province, located on the south-west coast of the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. [1] Nadi is well known for its international airport, which long provided a communication link for travellers from North America to Australia and New Zealand.
Nadi International Airport ( IATA: NAN, ICAO: NFFN) is the main international airport of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the Ba Province in the Western Division of the main island Viti Levu. Owned and operated by Fiji Airports Limited, [ 2] it is the main hub of Fiji Airways and ...
Fiji is a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, lying about 4,450 kilometres (2,765 mi) southwest of Honolulu and 1,770 km (1,100 mi) north of New Zealand. Of the 332 islands and 522 smaller islets making up the archipelago, about 106 are permanently inhabited. [ 1] The total land size is 18,272 km 2 (7,055 sq mi).
The Provinces of Fiji ( "veiyasana" (pl.) and "yasana" (s.) in the Fijian language) are the 14 administrative units into which the country is divided, particularly in relation to the provision of resources and services to the indigenous Fijian population by the Fijian Affairs Board. [ 1] They are more or less derived from the major clan ...
The Fiji government includes it in the Eastern Division for statistical purposes (such as the census ), but it has its own council, which is empowered to legislate on most local matters. Like a province, Rotuma used to choose (through its council) 3 members of the Great Council of Chiefs and 1 Senator.
Sidiq Koya, who was the first Muslim to be elected to the Legislative Council, in 1963, was a South Indian. He became leader of the opposition National Federation Party (NFP) in 1969 and was instrumental in attaining independence for Fiji. He was succeeded, as leader of the NFP, by another South Indian, Jai Ram Reddy.