Naocobau Explained

Official Name:Naocobau
Other Name:Naothombau
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Fiji
Coordinates:-17.5136°N 178.3564°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Fiji
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Ra
Subdivision Name2:Nakorotubu District
Elevation M:68

Nacobau is a village located in the Nakorotubu District, Ra Province, Fiji .

Geography

Naocobau is a village located in the Nakorotubu District, Ra Province, Fiji Islands, on the northeastern coast of the main island of Viti Levu. Its terrain is mostly rugged, covered with black rocky mountains, while its seashore is a mixture of black and white sandy beaches.

History

Naocobau was established in the early 1800s. The early settlers of Naocobau came from Nacokovaki which is located approximately 3 kilometers southeast of the current location. Nacokovaki was an organized or civilized independent state and was the home of the first District Commissioner (Mr Wilson) of Fiji during the late 1700s. Nacokovaki was where the first government station was first established in the province of Ra before being relocated to Nabukadra in the 1860s and later to Nanukuloa, as the Ra Provincial Council Head Office, in the province of Saivou. Nacokovaki is well known to the people of Ra. Nacokovaki is where part of the tribes of Nakorotubu resettled before relocating to the coastlines as to their current location.[1]

Timeline

Naocobau:Consists of families from 4 major distinguished tribes/ groups currently living in Nacobau village:4Vemala 3 2Dewala 1Dalitaulevu [2]

Gallery

Naocobau 1.jpg|Lei Qorodave (Mosese Nasese) with men from Naocobau Village

[3] Tukutuku ni vuvale makawa mai na vuvale Dalitaulevu.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naocobau · Fiji.
  2. Institute of Applied ScienceFaculty of Science and TechnologyPrivate Bag, Laucala Campus,Suva, Fiji. 11/05/2017
  3. Web site: 2019-07-12. NA NODA ITUTU VAKAVANUA NA ITAUKEI. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712192909/http://www.itaukeiaffairs.gov.fj/images/tilc/ITUTU_VAKAVANUA.pdf. 2019-07-12. 2021-10-02. Itaukei Affairs.
  4. Tukutuku ni vuvale makawa mai na vuvale Dalitaulevu