Rakiraki District

Rakiraki (Fijian pronunciation: [rakiraki]) is a district in Fiji's Ra Province. It is located between Tavua and Korovou when travelling along Kings Road, on the northern coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. From Nadi International Airport, Rakiraki is approximately 130km away and typically a two and a half hour drive away.

At the 1996 census, the Rakiraki district had a population of 29,137, with 15,325 in the smaller Rakiraki sub-district. Of these, 3361 lived in Vaileka, Rakiraki's principal urban centre. At the 2007 census, Vaileka (Rakiraki's principle urban centre) had recorded an increase to 4952 residents.

The present Fijian Administration district or tikina of Rakiraki is part of the province or yasana of Ra. The other tikina are Saivou (to the south of the Nakauvadra), Nakorotubu (on the eastern coast) and Nalawa (in the mountainous interior to the south of Saivou and the west of Nakorotubu).

Rakiraki lies in the north-eastern corner of the island of Viti Levu, bordering Navitilevu Bay to the south-east, the Nakauvadra Range to the south, and the tikina of Tavua in the yasana of Ba, to the west. It includes the island of Malake and other islets in that part of the sea forming its northern boundary.

Traditional Fijian villages in the Rakiraki district are Namuaimada, Navolau Number 1, Navolau Number 2, Navutulevu, Navuavua, Malake & Nakorokula.

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