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Levuka | |
|---|---|
 Beach Street, Levuka | |
  Levuka Location in Fiji | |
| Coordinates: 17°41′02″S 178°50′24″E / 17.684014°S 178.840127°E | |
| Country | Fiji |
| Island | Ovalau |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Province | Lomaiviti Province |
| Population (2007 Census) | |
• City | 1,131 |
| • Urban | 4,397 |
| Official name | Levuka Historical Port Town |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 2013 (37th session) |
| Reference no. | 1399 |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
Levuka (Fijian pronunciation: [leβuka]) 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. At the census in 2007, the last to date, Levuka town had a population of 1,131 (plus 3,266 living in the peri-urban area as defined by the Bureau of Statistics), about half of Ovalau's 8,360 inhabitants. 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.[1]
- ^ "Levuka Historical Port Town – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2021.