Yasawa | |
Settlement Type: | Island |
Pushpin Map: | Fiji |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Fiji |
Coordinates: | -16.7758°N 177.5139°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Fiji |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Division |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ba Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Island group |
Subdivision Name3: | Yasawa Group |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 32 |
Elevation M: | 244 |
Population Total: | 1120 |
Population As Of: | 1983 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Yasawa, also called Assawa and Ysava, is the northernmost large island of the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in Fiji's Western Division. Located at 17.00° South and 177.23° East, it covers an area of 32km2. It has a maximum altitude of 244m (801feet) above sea level. The population was 1,120 in 1983.[1]
The islands are served by the Yasawa Island Airport.