- Vaileka
Vaileka is an urban centre in
Fiji , in theRakiraki region of Ra Province. It had a population of 3,361 at the1996 census , the last to date. It is not officially a "town," however: that term is legally reserved for urban centres with organizedmunicipal governments. The status of the area may be changed. TheFiji Times reported on4 October 2006 thatUraia Waqa , Chairman of theRakiraki Local Government Authority , had called for Vaileka to be officially incorporated as a Town, to be known as Rakiraki Town, in order to attract government investment. Local Government and Urban Development MinisterChaitanya Lakshman was reported to be sympathetic to the proposal.The Penang Sugar Mill is being operated by the
Fiji Sugar Corporation on the banks of thePenang River , about one kilometer outside of the township.
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