Naroi
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Naroi | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 18°36′S 179°53′E / 18.600°S 179.883°E | |
Country | Fiji |
Island | Moala Island |
Division | Eastern Division |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 550 |
Naroi (Fijian pronunciation: [naroi̯]) is a village located on Moala Island, in the Eastern District and Lau Province of Fiji. It has a population of 550, making it the largest village in the island.
Population
[edit]- 1921: 240
- 1936: 194 (and 60 in the newly founded neighboring Namoala)
- 1946: 245 (49)
- 1955: 340 (Namoala had fallen desolate, the inhabitants returned to Naroi)[1]
Further reading
[edit]- Marshall Sahlins: Moala. Culture and Nature on a Fijian Island. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1962.
References
[edit]- ^ Sahlins 1962, S. 67