NADROGA-NAVOSA is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces, and one of eight based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. Its 2,385 square kilometers occupy the south-west and central areas of Viti Levu. The province includes the Mamanuca archipelago, off the west coast of Viti Levu. The population of the Province at the 2007 census, the last to date, was 58,387 - the fifth largest of any Province. The main town in Nadroga-Navosa is Sigatoka, with a population of 7,988 in 2007.
Nadroga-Navosa includes the Districts of Baravi, Malomalo, Nasigatoka, Navosa, Cuvu, and Ruwailevu.
The Province is governed by a Provincial Council, chaired by Ratu Sakiusa Makutu.
On 5th of November 2008, the Interim Indigenous Affairs Minister announced a proposal to separate the provincial administrative boundaries of Navosa from Nadroga into two separate provinces. This idea has been endorsed by the Kalevu or Nadrogan High chief.
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Coordinates: 18°00′S 177°40′E / 18°S 177.667°E
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