Naroi
Naroi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Naroi Location in Fiji | |
| Coordinates: 18°36′S 179°53′E / 18.600°S 179.883°E | |
| Country | Fiji |
| Island | Moala Island |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 550 |
Naroi (Fijian pronunciation: [naroi̯]) is a village located on Moala Island, in the Eastern District and Lau Province of Fiji. It has a population of 550, making it the largest village in the island.
Population[edit]
- 1921: 240
- 1936: 194 (and 60 in the newly founded neighboring Namoala)
- 1946: 245 (49)
- 1955: 340 (Namoala had fallen desolate, the inhabitants returned to Naroi)[1]
Further reading[edit]
- Marshall Sahlins: Moala. Culture and Nature on a Fijian Island. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor 1962.
References[edit]
- ^ Sahlins 1962, S. 67
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