Lau Islands

The Lau Islands (also Lau Archipelago, Lau group or Eastern Islands) are an archipelago belonging to the Melanesian State Fiji in the South Pacific. They form one of the 14 provinces of Fiji and are part of the Eastern Division of the country.

The approximately 100 islands, of which only about 30 are inhabited, the Korosee of Northern extend east to south across nearly 1000 km, the total land area is 487 km ². The Vuata Ono Marine Protected Area is a 7.5 km ² marine nature reserve. The largest and most important islands of the archipelago are, from north to south:

In the Northern Lau Group

In the Southern Lau Group

  • Lakeba, the main island
  • Vanua Vatu
  • Oneata
  • Moce
  • Komo
  • Namuka -i - Lau
  • Vuaqava
  • Kabara
  • Yagasa
  • Fulaga
  • Ogea
  • Vatoa

In the Moala Group

  • Moala
  • Totoya
  • Matuku

Isolated in the extreme south

  • Ono- i- Lau
  • Tuvana -i -Colo
  • Tuvana -i -Ra

The population has decreased by 12,211 ( census 1996) to 10,683 ( census March 2007). Main town on the island is Tubou Lakeba.

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