Fiji . It is located west of the island of Viti Levu, 24 kilometers north of Nadi, and is the second port of entry in Fiji to Suva. Located in the heart of Fiji sugar cane growing region, it is known as the Sugar City. In an area of 16 square kilometers, it had a population of 52 220 at the 2007 census, the most recent to date. Lautoka the Sugar City is as famous for its sugar cane belt areas. The main Lautoka Sugar Mill is the city’s largest employer by far. Built for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji) (CSR) of imported workers from India and the Solomon Islands 1899-1903, she employs today about 1,300 employees. Other industries such as timber milling, garment, distillery, brewery, jewelry, blending, steelworks, fishing, hatchery, domestic items, paints, and construction. The city’s name is derived from two words Fijian meaning “spear hit.” According to an oral tradition, the name was created after a duel between two chiefs. As one of the other impaled, it was reported, said, “Lau-toka have!” The first known European sighting of the Lautoka area took place on 7 Mai 1789th Captain William Bligh discovered and mapped around the coast of Lautoka while his epic voyage to Timor in the wake of the Mutiny on the Bounty, in which he and a few sailors were loyal to him, thrown overboard and voices behind a lifeboat. For further information please follow the link – Lautoka Travel Guide
