๐ซ๐ฏ Levuka is a town on the eastern coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji. Prior to 1877, it was the capital of Fiji. It is the economic hub and the largest of 24 settlements on the island. Having been nominated decades prior, Levuka was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2013, in recognition of the port town's exceptional testimony to the late colonial port towns in the Pacific.
1Economy Levuka's status as a stopover port for ocean vessels crossing the Pacific came to an end in the 1950s, threatening the town with economic extinction. In 1964, however, the Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) was founded by a Japanese firm, specialising in freezing and shipping canned tuna, mostly to markets in Europe and Canada. A cannery, a joint PAFCO-government venture, was opened in 1976, and is the largest private employer on the island of Ovalau. Owing largely to Levuka's isolation, tourism plays only a minor role in the Levuka/Ovalau economy.
1Levuka has a population of over 1,131 people. Levuka also forms part of the wider Ovalau island which has a population of over 8,360 people.
The Climate Emergency means that Levuka may be at risk of flooding by rising sea levels by 2029
๐ง๐ท Teixeira de Freitas -17.542
๐ณ๐ฆ Katima Mulilo -17.5
๐ง๐ด Santa Cruz de la Sierra -17.784
๐ง๐ด Santa Cruz -17.8
๐ฟ๐ฒ Livingstone -17.847
๐ง๐ท Teรณfilo Otoni -17.852
Locations Near: Levuka 178.84,-17.684
๐ซ๐ฏ Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 50.4
๐ซ๐ฏ Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 66.6
๐ซ๐ฏ Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 146.9
๐น๐ป Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 1019.8
๐ป๐บ Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 1114.7
๐ป๐บ Luganville 167.18,-15.514 d: 1265.5
๐ณ๐จ Noumรฉa 166.45,-22.267 d: 1390.8
๐ณ๐จ Konรฉ 164.852,-21.059 d: 1513.9
๐ณ๐ฟ Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 1902.8
๐ณ๐ฟ Whangฤrei 174.326,-35.725 d: 2054.9
Antipodal to: Levuka -1.16,17.684
๐ฒ๐ฑ Gao -0.043,16.284 d: 19819.2
๐ฒ๐ฑ Timbuktu -3.008,16.775 d: 19794.3
๐ฒ๐ฑ Kidal 1.4,18.433 d: 19731.9
๐ง๐ซ Dori -0.03,14.03 d: 19591.2
๐ง๐ซ Ouahigouya -2.417,13.583 d: 19539.7
๐ฒ๐ฑ Bankass -3.517,14.067 d: 19540.4
๐ณ๐ช Tillabรฉri 1.45,14.2 d: 19537.7
๐ง๐ซ Kongoussi -1.533,13.333 d: 19529.7