The Provincial Profile Mapped Rural Indigenous Only ↑

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A Prototype Social Atlas for

by Marc Schlossberg, U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 1 by Marc Schlossberg The Provincial Profile - Mapped A Prototype Social Atlas for Fiji Introduction Data Display and Scale The following pages introduce a prototype Social newer Tikina boundaries. Therefore, the Provincial The data on the following maps represents rural Atlas for Fiji. GIS skills are still in the developing Profile data had to be converted to these new boundaries. indigenous Fijians only. Some tikinas include urban stages throughout Fiji, but as the 1996 Census results Once this Ruralconversion Indigenous was completed, Fijians mapping Only could centres within their boundaries, however the character- become available by the end of 1997, the opportunity commence. Copies of the conversion chart can be istics of those urban areas are not included↑ in this Atlas. to use GIS will be greatly expanded. Therefore, this obtained from the Native Lands Commission. In most maps, the data has been divided into five Social Atlas is designed to highlight some of the GIS The government has recently changed its attitude categories. Most maps display data using natural data methods by which the 1996 Census data can be again toward tikinas and is beginning to reinstitute the breaks. The only exceptions are the three maps display- analysed and presented to the public. use of the original "old" Tikina boundaries. ing toilet type - they use quantile ranges from 0-100%. The maps on the following pages have been Quantile ranges allow for easy comparison between created using indigenous Fijian data at the Tikina characteristics (flush, pit, or water seal toilets), but are level within . This limited data set has been Base Map less useful than natural breaks in analysing the distribu- used in order to simplify the mapping process and The base maps in this Atlas use Tikina as the level tion within a single trait (concrete housing distribution demonstrate the concept of thematic mapping and GIS of data analysis. The Tikina boundaries were digitised only). analysis. by students at the GIS Lab at the University of the South The bar charts mirror the maps in displaying the Pacific. Digitising took place at a 1:250,000 scale. figures for each Tikina. They are displayed in descend- Polygonisation of the tikinas and provinces was con- ing order by data (rather than Tikina name), thus Base Data ducted at the Ministry for Regional Development. providing an additional method of comparing Tikina The data for the maps come from the Provincial data. Profile Project, a comprehensive survey and report of demographic and housing characteristics of rural Hardware and Software Indigenous Fijians. The report was compiled by the Data analysis, conversion, and bar chart analysis About the Author Ministry of Fijian Affairs and completed in March were developed in Microsoft Excel. Thematic mapping This Atlas was compiled by Marc Schlossberg, a 1995. The Provincial Profile displays its data in tables and GIS analysis were conducted using MapInfo 4.1. U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer with the Ministry for and in alphabetical order by province and Tikina. Map images and bar charts were copied to PageMaker Regional Development in Fiji. While the Provincial Profile has been extremely for final layout of this Social Atlas. Prior to his service as a Peace Corps Volunteer, useful, it is limited in its ability to help readers Mapping hardware consisted of an IBM PC, with a Marc obtained a Master's degree in understand the data in a regional context. Pentium 133MhZ chip, 16MB RAM, 1.2G hard drive, Urban and Regional Planning with The data in the Provincial Profile was collected and a 15" monitor. Printouts were made by a Hewlett a focus on GIS. In September, at a village level and then consolidated at the Tikina Packard Deskjet 820Cxi Windows based printer. 1997, he will continue his studies level. This Tikina level data was based on original of GIS by beginning a Ph.D. pre-1940s Tikina boundaries. These old boundaries program in Urban, Technological, have been consolidated by government into larger and Environmental Planning at the Tikina areas in order to make government administra- University of Michigan in the United tion easier. The maps in this Social Atlas use the States. © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 2 by Marc Schlossberg Provinces and Tikinas Viti Levu

Provinces Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑ Nadroga/Navosa Naitasiri Namosi RakirakiRakiraki Ra Rewa SaivouSaivou Serua BaBa Tailevu TavuaTavua NakorotubuNakorotubu NalawaNalawa VudaVuda TikinasTikinas VudaVuda WainimalaWainimala MagodroMagodro WainimalaWainimala SawakasaSawakasa WainibukaWainibuka MatailobauMatailobau NadiNadi NawakaNawaka WainimalaWainimala VerataVerata NavosaNavosa LomaivunaLomaivuna WaimaroWaimaro MalomaloMalomalo RuwailevuRuwailevu BauBau WainikoroiluvaWainikoroiluva NaitasiriNaitasiri NasigatokaNasigatoka SeruaSerua NamosiNamosi NakeloNakelo CuvuCuvu SuvaSuva RewaRewa BaraviBaravi NocoNoco VeivatuloaVeivatuloa NukuNuku

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 3 by Marc Schlossberg Population Density Total People/Square Kilometer

Population Density Rural Indigenous Fijians Only People/Sq. Kilometer ↑ 67.3 to 100.0 22.1 to 67.3 13.7 to 22.1 9.8 to 13.7 3.4 to 9.8

Baravi Nuku Navosa Namosi Waimaro Serua Magodro Nawaka Ruwailevu Tavua Malomalo Saivou Wainikoroiluva Nakorotubu Wainimala Veivatuloa Sawakasa Matailobau Ba Nalawa Rakiraki Vuda Naitasiri Wainibuka Nasigatoka Lomaivuna Cuvu Rewa Noco Nakelo

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 4 by Marc Schlossberg Total Population

Population Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑ 5,350 to 7,150 3,870 to 5,350 3,010 to 3,870 2,400 to 3,010 Below 2,400

Namosi Baravi Nuku Veivatuloa Noco Wainimala Suva Wainikoroiluva Cuvu Malomalo Waimaro Ruwailevu Lomaivuna Wainibuka Nalawa Serua Magodro Rewa Sawakasa Nasigatoka Nawaka Saivou Nakorotubu Matailobau Nadi Ba Naitasiri Navosa Rakiraki Tavua Nakelo 0 Vuda 12.5 25 Verata Bau Kilometers 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 5 by Marc Schlossberg Toddler Percentage 0-5 Years Olds/Total Population All Ages

Toddler % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only 0-5 Year Olds/All Ages ↑ 16.5 to 18.2 14.7 to 16.5 13.9 to 14.7 12.3 to 13.9 10.5 to 12.3

Cuvu Nakelo Nasigatoka Lomaivuna Bau Malomalo Vuda Ruwailevu Verata Waimaro Naitasiri Nadi Nuku Saivou Tavua Veivatuloa Rakiraki Matailobau Noco Suva Rewa Baravi Nawaka Namosi Ba Wainibuka Navosa Serua Nalawa Sawakasa Wainimala 0 Magodro 12.5 25 Nakorotubu Wainikoroiluva Kilometers 0.0 10.0 20.0 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 6 by Marc Schlossberg Youth Percentage 6-20 Year Olds/Total Population All Ages

Youth % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only 6-20 Year Olds/All Ages ↑ 39.0 to 40.8 36.6 to 39.0 36.0 to 36.6 34.6 to 36.0 30.6 to 34.6

Malomalo Rewa Nakorotubu Serua Nasigatoka Baravi Vuda Noco Verata Bau Nakelo Tavua Nadi Nalawa Wainibuka Matailobau Navosa Suva Ruwailevu Lomaivuna Naitasiri Rakiraki Wainimala Sawakasa Waimaro Saivou Nuku Wainikoroiluva Nawaka Namosi Veivatuloa 0 Cuvu 12.5 25 Magodro Ba Kilometers 0.0 20.0 40.0 6 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 7 by Marc Schlossberg Adult Percentage 21-54 Year Olds/Total Population All Ages

Adult % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only 21-54 Year Olds/All Ages ↑ 44.0 to 45.3 41.4 to 44.0 40.3 to 41.4 38.6 to 40.3 32.4 to 38.6

Magodro Ba Sawakasa Wainibuka Nakorotubu Suva Wainikoroiluva Rakiraki Wainimala Rewa Nawaka Saivou Nalawa Noco Waimaro Tavua Matailobau Verata Lomaivuna Nuku Bau Nakelo Veivatuloa Navosa Cuvu Serua Ruwailevu Naitasiri Nadi Namosi Baravi 0 Vuda 12.5 25 Malomalo Nasigatoka Kilometers 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 8 by Marc Schlossberg Elderly Percentage Age 55+/Total Population All Ages

Elderly % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Age 55+/All Ages ↑ 11.9 to 13.9 10.8 to 11.9 9.6 to 10.8 7.5 to 9.6 4.2 to 7.5

Namosi Veivatuloa Wainikoroiluva Wainimala Navosa Baravi Cuvu Nuku Naitasiri Nawaka Nalawa Vuda Ruwailevu Nasigatoka Nadi Saivou Waimaro Serua Magodro Rakiraki Matailobau Ba Lomaivuna Suva Tavua Malomalo Nakelo Noco Sawakasa Bau Nakorotubu 0 Verata 12.5 25 Wainibuka Rewa Kilometers 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 9 by Marc Schlossberg Total Houses and Housing Type

House Type Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑

Concrete Thatch Tin Wood Total Houses 880 to 1,250 700 to 880 590 to 700 410 to 590 140 to 410

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 10 by Marc Schlossberg Concrete House Percentage Concrete Houses/Total Houses

Concrete % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Concrete Houses/Total Houses ↑ 38.4 to 58.7 21.6 to 38.4 14.3 to 21.6 9.2 to 14.3 5.1 to 9.2

Nalawa Nakorotubu Namosi Matailobau Saivou Waimaro Wainimala Lomaivuna Magodro Noco Navosa Wainibuka Sawakasa Rewa Nuku Verata Veivatuloa Wainikoroiluva Naitasiri Suva Tavua Rakiraki Ruwailevu Ba Bau Nawaka Nakelo Serua Malomalo Vuda Nadi 0 Baravi 12.5 25 Nasigatoka Cuvu Kilometers 0 102030405060 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 11 by Marc Schlossberg Wood House Percentage Wood Houses/Total Houses

Wood % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Wood Houses/Total Houses ↑ 41.5 to 61.1 25.2 to 41.5 16.9 to 25.2 10.6 to 16.9 5.5 to 10.6

Wainikoroiluva Nalawa Malomalo Cuvu Nakorotubu Saivou Nasigatoka Waimaro Magodro Baravi Ruwailevu Lomaivuna Namosi Wainimala Matailobau Nuku Navosa Sawakasa Nawaka Rakiraki Wainibuka Veivatuloa Suva Tavua Nakelo Serua Ba Naitasiri Nadi Verata Rewa 0 Bau 12.5 25 Vuda Noco Kilometers 0 102030405060 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 12 by Marc Schlossberg Thatch House Percentage Thatch Houses/Total Houses

Thatch % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Thatch Houses/Total Houses ↑ 28.4 to 35.1 16.4 to 28.4 6.1 to 16.4 2.2 to 6.1 0 to 2.2

Waimaro Matailobau Naitasiri Namosi Suva Lomaivuna Serua Baravi Wainimala Nakelo Cuvu Vuda Noco Nasigatoka Wainikoroiluva Veivatuloa Nuku Nadi Ruwailevu Bau Nalawa Nakorotubu Wainibuka Verata Nawaka Saivou Sawakasa Malomalo Rewa Rakiraki Ba 0 Navosa 12.5 25 Tavua Magodro Kilometers 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 13 by Marc Schlossberg Tin House Percentage Tin Houses/Total Houses

Tin % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Tin Houses/Total Houses ↑ 76.1 to 93.2 56.3 to 76.1 41.1 to 56.3 30.6 to 41.1 16.4 to 30.6

Nadi Vuda Tavua Ba Cuvu Bau Serua Verata Nasigatoka Suva Nakelo Baravi Noco Navosa Rewa Magodro Rakiraki Malomalo Nawaka Naitasiri Sawakasa Veivatuloa Ruwailevu Wainibuka Lomaivuna Nuku Saivou Nakorotubu Wainikoroiluva Namosi Waimaro 0 Nalawa 12.5 25 Matailobau Wainimala Kilometers 020406080100 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 14 by Marc Schlossberg Most Common Church Total Population

Most Common Church Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑ Other Assembly of God Catholic Methodist 7th Day Adventist

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 15 by Marc Schlossberg Second Most Common Church Total Population

2nd Most Common Church Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑ Other Assemby of God 7th Day Adventist Catholic Methodist

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 16 by Marc Schlossberg Community Hall Facilities Total Community Halls/Total Population People Per Community Hall Community Hall Facilities Rural Indigenous Fijians Only One Community Hall for Every ??? People ↑ 2,900 to 2,910 800 to 2,900 380 to 800 200 to 380 1 to 200 None © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 17 by Marc Schlossberg Total Community Halls and Community Hall Type

Community Hall Type Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑

Concrete Wood Thatched Tin Total Community Halls 21 to 37 15 to 21 10 to 15 6 to 10 1 to 6 None

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 18 by Marc Schlossberg Predominant Toilet Type Compared by Percentage of Each Type

Main Toilet Type Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Highest Percentage ↑ Water Seal Flush Pit

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The Provincial Profile - Mapped 19 by Marc Schlossberg Pit Toilet Percentage Pit Toilets/Total Toilets

Pit Toilet % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Pit Toilets/All Toilets ↑ 80 to 100 60 to 80 40 to 60 20 to 40 0 to 20

Nakelo Serua Sawakasa Rewa Nadi Cuvu Vuda Suva Veivatuloa Noco Namosi Nuku Baravi Nasigatoka Ba Wainimala Naitasiri Verata Wainibuka Rakiraki Bau Malomalo Lomaivuna Matailobau Wainikoroiluva Nakorotubu Nawaka Tavua Magodro Waimaro Saivou 0 Ruwailevu 12.5 25 Navosa Nalawa Kilometers 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 20 by Marc Schlossberg Flush Toilet Percentage Flush Toilets/Total Toilets

Flush Toilet % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Flush Toilets/Total Toilets ↑ 80 to 100 60 to 80 40 to 60 20 to 40 0 to 20

Ruwailevu Malomalo Nalawa Lomaivuna Waimaro Navosa Wainimala Matailobau Magodro Sawakasa Nakorotubu Saivou Verata Nuku Veivatuloa Wainikoroiluva Noco Wainibuka Naitasiri Serua Rewa Nawaka Bau Nakelo Ba Suva Rakiraki Baravi Tavua Namosi Nasigatoka 0 Cuvu 12.5 25 Vuda Nadi Kilometers 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 21 by Marc Schlossberg Water Seal Toilet Percentage Water Seal Toilets/Total Toilets

Water Seal % Rural Indigenous Fijians Only Water Seal Toilets/All Toilets ↑ 80 to 100 60 to 80 40 to 60 20 to 40 0 to 20

Nalawa Navosa Tavua Ruwailevu Nawaka Saivou Magodro Waimaro Nadi Bau Rakiraki Nasigatoka Nakorotubu Wainikoroiluva Vuda Ba Cuvu Namosi Naitasiri Baravi Matailobau Wainibuka Lomaivuna Malomalo Suva Verata Wainimala Rewa Nakelo Noco Nuku 0 Serua 12.5 25 Veivatuloa Sawakasa Kilometers 0.0 50.0 100.0 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 22 by Marc Schlossberg Raw Data From the Provincial Profile

Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑ Age Distribution House Type

Area Area Total Population Population Toddlers Youth Adult Elderly Total Tikina (Sq. Mi) (Sq. Km) People Density (Mi) Density (Km) Age 0-5 Age 6-20 Age 21-54 55+ Houses Concrete Wood Thatch Tin Ba 118 305 4020 34 13 609 1638 1355 418 699 161 230 136 172 Baravi 168 436 1515 9 3 224 505 668 118 182 124 37 4 17 Bau 41 106 7141 174 67 928 2411 2925 877 1170 288 518 79 285 Cuvu 50 128 2878 58 22 304 1150 1196 228 722 289 42 11 380 Lomaivuna 53 136 3013 57 22 391 1089 1217 316 309 48 76 6 179 Magodro 175 453 3215 18 7 557 1299 1043 316 407 42 59 158 148 Malomalo 131 340 2901 22 9 380 889 1309 323 671 190 45 58 378 Matailobau 122 317 3879 32 12 554 1366 1557 402 511 39 116 0 356 Nadi 55 143 3944 72 28 550 1373 1663 358 839 304 233 34 268 Naitasiri 96 249 4077 42 16 556 1478 1708 335 514 127 235 1 151 Nakelo 21 54 5353 255 99 660 1854 2199 640 750 238 311 22 179 Nakorotubu 133 343 3644 27 11 633 1197 1359 455 363 40 82 63 178 Nalawa 88 229 3139 36 14 520 1093 1249 277 444 32 48 44 320 Namosi 55 144 878 16 6 133 331 377 37 147 8 22 1 116 Nasigatoka 81 210 3469 43 17 444 1146 1569 310 843 279 70 19 475 Navosa 302 783 4458 15 6 695 1579 1846 338 974 98 159 252 465 Nawaka 187 483 3549 19 7 526 1322 1405 296 511 133 117 54 207 Noco 9 24 2400 267 99 346 803 958 293 608 41 252 13 302 Nuku 120 310 1612 13 5 226 597 659 130 321 35 46 11 229 Rakiraki 126 327 4715 37 14 669 1722 1845 479 942 177 202 152 411 Rewa 16 41 3241 203 79 471 1041 1281 448 513 83 232 82 116 Ruwailevu 149 386 2927 20 8 390 1056 1220 261 263 112 72 32 47 Saivou 141 366 3592 25 10 504 1328 1427 333 366 45 78 69 174 Sawakasa 103 267 3252 32 12 551 1193 1109 399 684 75 120 68 421 Serua 178 460 3212 18 7 502 1059 1337 314 538 168 162 6 202 Suva 70 180 2533 36 14 367 913 979 274 749 97 142 6 504 Tavua 241 624 4887 20 8 691 1697 1957 542 1033 141 227 252 413 Veivatuloa 60 157 1806 30 12 256 706 744 100 595 49 81 11 454 Verata 129 335 6218 48 19 841 2094 2506 777 1049 174 401 110 364 Vuda 137 355 5611 41 16 737 1876 2502 496 1342 347 380 27 588 Waimaro 184 477 2920 16 6 397 1074 1167 282 232 43 71 0 118 Wainibuka 71 185 3049 43 16 464 1065 1127 393 598 58 131 43 366 Wainikoroiluva 103 266 2673 26 10 484 990 1043 156 440 74 26 15 325 Wainimala 164 423 2426 30 11 413 887 958 168 360 34 62 6 258 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 23 by Marc Schlossberg Raw Data From the Provincial Profile

Rural Indigenous Fijians Only ↑ Religious Affiliation Community Hall Type Toilet Type Total People per 7th Day Assembly Community Community Total Water Tikina Methodist Catholic Adventist of God Other Halls Concrete Wood Tin Thatched Hall Toilets Pit Flush Seal Ba 2740 914 110 155 346 7 7 0 0 0 574 629 119 122 388 Baravi 949 186 0 71 79 7 7 0 0 0 216 294 35 66 193 Bau 6465 117 138 324 247 27 15 10 1 1 264 935 253 163 519 Cuvu 2139 9 4 258 23 8 6 0 1 1 360 500 27 161 312 Lomaivuna 2306 422 38 170 77 9 2 2 5 0 335 516 148 5 363 Magodro 2771 221 136 66 81 7 1 1 4 1 459 424 195 10 219 Malomalo 2373 0 117 208 127 1 1 0 0 0 2901 554 154 2 398 Matailobau 3650 5 65 128 31 12 5 1 6 0 323 700 215 13 472 Nadi 3221 125 140 148 310 6 5 1 0 0 657 687 35 286 366 Naitasiri 2988 444 225 351 67 12 6 3 3 0 340 706 157 91 458 Nakelo 4051 599 88 287 386 21 12 8 1 0 255 855 8 162 685 Nakorotubu 2801 366 351 68 6 15 2 5 8 0 243 654 256 18 380 Nalawa 2118 170 231 310 123 11 1 0 9 1 285 500 350 4 146 Namosi 281 877 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 878 141 14 36 91 Nasigatoka 2423 25 17 309 248 7 4 0 1 2 496 587 76 178 333 Navosa 2199 1023 749 260 29 10 1 1 6 2 446 886 598 12 276 Nawaka 2909 97 123 249 171 10 3 3 4 0 355 520 205 81 234 Noco 1978 291 13 98 11 37 5 28 2 2 65 356 34 32 290 Nuku 319 1186 3 84 19 2 1 0 1 0 806 250 29 13 208 Rakiraki 3784 47 340 372 107 12 9 2 0 1 393 820 188 175 457 Rewa 1917 245 100 470 338 16 11 3 2 0 203 482 24 72 386 Ruwailevu 2199 134 130 393 119 7 1 2 4 0 418 506 288 1 217 Saivou 1929 1081 509 117 40 12 3 0 7 2 299 499 247 16 236 Sawakasa 2816 434 51 63 17 8 3 3 2 0 407 529 20 13 496 Serua 2451 462 32 191 105 7 5 2 0 0 459 448 14 60 374 Suva 1830 315 284 49 76 6 4 0 0 2 422 376 24 78 274 Tavua 2153 1584 473 162 88 11 3 3 4 1 444 671 291 154 226 Veivatuloa 673 961 50 120 2 1 0 1 0 0 1806 263 23 16 224 Verata 4540 487 176 326 131 16 10 4 1 1 389 977 219 44 714 Vuda 4958 134 81 293 160 12 9 3 0 0 468 831 47 292 492 Waimaro 1900 764 103 18 139 9 4 2 3 0 324 529 248 7 274 Wainibuka 1978 80 841 57 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 377 85 35 257 Wainikoroiluva 630 1516 467 60 0 2 0 1 1 0 1337 420 143 32 245 Wainimala 1319 745 55 87 220 11 4 2 5 0 221 434 86 8 340 © May, 1997 © May,

The Provincial Profile - Mapped 24 by Marc Schlossberg