Batiki (Fijian pronunciation:[ᵐbaˈtʃiki], also known as Mbatiki in English)[1] is an island of Fiji belonging to the Lomaiviti Archipelago.[2] The island is of volcanic origin,[3] with a land area of about 12 square kilometers.[2] To the north-east is Wakaya Island, to the east is Nairai, and to the south-east is Gau.
Batiki's population of approximately 300 Fijians lives in coastal villages.[4] The economic activity of the island consists of farming and fishing.
There are four villages on the island: Manuku, Mua, Naigani, and Yavu.[4] Mua village is home to the residence of the chief,[2] island pastor, the health clinic center, a single flat-primary school building with a boarding facility and playground.[citation needed]
^ abPub. 126 Sailing Directions (Enroute) Pacific Islands (12 ed.). Springfield, Virginia: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 89. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ abcCite error: The named reference wcs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Bayliss-Smith, Tim (1988). Islands, Islanders and the World: The colonial and post-colonial experience of eastern Fiji. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521268776.
^ ab"Batiki Island Rebuilding Projects". Sea Mercy. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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