Growth of Cities & Towns

Cities and towns provide many opportunities for development compared to more remote sites. Land in cities and towns is served by established road networks; water supply, wastewater and sewage disposal infrastructure is in place; and electricity and telecommunications can be easily connected. Established areas also have community infrastructure like schools, medical centres, playing fields and places of worship. Depending on the types of development being considered, cities and towns may be additionally appropriate locations as future employees, residents or customers already live nearby.

In Fiji , cities and towns are not just any 'built-up' areas; they are specially declared areas that have local City or Town Councils. Fiji has two cities and ten towns:

• Ba Town
• Labasa Town
• Lami Town
• Lautoka City
• Levuka Town
• Nadi Town
• Nasinu Town
• Nausori Town
• Savusavu Town
• Sigatoka Town
• Suva City
• Tavua Town

Landowners in cities and towns pay rates to Councils in return for infrastructure management and service provision, such as road maintenance and waste collection.