Urban Geography In Fiji
Five largest cities: Suva, Lautoka, Nadi, Labasa, Ba
Largest city: Suva - 174,000 people
Rank size rule: Largest - 174,000, second - 87,000, third - 58,000, fourth - 43,500, fifth - 34,800
Actual populations: Suva - 174,000, Lautoka - 52,500, Nadi - 42,284, Labasa - 27,949, Ba - 14,596
Population: 903,207 people
Population density: 47.5 people per square km
Percent urban: 52%
Percent in urban slums: n/a
Average change in urban (%): 1.3% annual urban rate of change
Percent with improved urban sanitation: 92.1%
Percent with improved water supply: 100%
Pupil-teacher ratio: 30.76 students per teacher
Does the rank size rule apply to Fiji? No, this rule does not apply. If we look at the actual populations of the five largest countries, the largest country is disproportionately larger than the others. The largest settlement, Suva, has 174,000 people. The second largest settlement has 52,500. If you double Lautoka's population, you get 105,000. This still comes short of the largest settlement. Also, only about half of Fiji's population is urban. This explains why cities do not contain a large amount of people.
Largest city: Suva - 174,000 people
Rank size rule: Largest - 174,000, second - 87,000, third - 58,000, fourth - 43,500, fifth - 34,800
Actual populations: Suva - 174,000, Lautoka - 52,500, Nadi - 42,284, Labasa - 27,949, Ba - 14,596
Population: 903,207 people
Population density: 47.5 people per square km
Percent urban: 52%
Percent in urban slums: n/a
Average change in urban (%): 1.3% annual urban rate of change
Percent with improved urban sanitation: 92.1%
Percent with improved water supply: 100%
Pupil-teacher ratio: 30.76 students per teacher
Does the rank size rule apply to Fiji? No, this rule does not apply. If we look at the actual populations of the five largest countries, the largest country is disproportionately larger than the others. The largest settlement, Suva, has 174,000 people. The second largest settlement has 52,500. If you double Lautoka's population, you get 105,000. This still comes short of the largest settlement. Also, only about half of Fiji's population is urban. This explains why cities do not contain a large amount of people.