• Faguta's special status agreed to by Rotuma's chiefs in the Treaty of Hamelin
11 September 1871
• Rotuma ceded to the United Kingdom
13 May 1881
• Independence from the United Kingdom granted as part of Fiji
10 October 1970
Area
• Total
47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population
• 2017 census
1,594
Currency
Fiji dollar (FJD)
Time zone
UTC+12
Calling code
+679
Rotuma/roʊˈtuːmə/ is a self-governing heptarchy, generally designated a dependency of Fiji. "Rotuma" commonly refers to Rotuma Island, the only permanently inhabited and by far the largest of all the islands in the Rotuma Group. Officially, the Rotuma Act declares that Rotuma consists of Rotuma Island as well as its neighbouring islands, rocks, and reefs across the entire Rotuma Group. The dependency is situated around 500 km west of the French islands of Wallis and Futuna and a similar distance north of the Fijian mainland. Its capital is Ahau, a hamlet consisting of a number of colonial-era buildings. Rotuma exists as a dependency of Fiji but itself contains its own socioreligious pene-enclave[a] known traditionally as Faguta where the chiefs (of Juju and Pepjei) and their villages adhere to the practices of worship, festival dates, and French-based writing system of the Marists, based at Sumi.
The island group is home to a large and unique Polynesian indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognisable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans". Its population at the 2017 census was 1,594,[1] although many more Rotumans live on mainland Fijian islands, totaling 10,000.
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Rotuma /roʊˈtuːmə/ is a self-governing heptarchy, generally designated a dependency of Fiji. "Rotuma" commonly refers to Rotuma Island, the only permanently...
The Republic of Rotuma was an unrealized attempt at creating an independent Rotuma starting in September 1987 after the second Fijian coup. A part-Rotuman...
further subdivided into fourteen provinces; the self-governing island of Rotuma and its nearby islets lie outside any of the four divisions. Each division...
Dance in Rotuma refers to the traditional and modern dance styles performed by the people of the island of Rotuma, which became a dependency of Fiji in...
Faega Rotuma), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Indigenous Rotuma people in the South Pacific. Linguistically, as well as culturally, Rotuma has...
related to the island of Rotuma, Fiji Rotuman people, from the island of Rotuma Rotuman language, their Austronesian language Rotuma (disambiguation) This...
Rotuma Airport (IATA: RTA, ICAO: NFNR) is an airport serving the island of Rotuma in Fiji. It is located near Else'e, a village in the district of Malhaha...
The Council of Rotuma is a municipal body on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. Owing to the unique character of Rotuma, the powers of this council...
Rotuma Day is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. It falls on May 13, the anniversary of the island's cession to the United...
Rotuma lewisi, or Lewis's wriggler, is a species of fish in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae. Rotuma is a...
The Rotuma myzomela (Myzomela chermesina) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the island of Rotuma in the far north of Fiji...
The Rotumans are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma, an island group forming part of Fiji. The island itself is a cultural melting pot at the crossroads...
Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014. "Rotuma Act". Laws of Fiji (1978 ed.). Suva, Fiji: Government of Fiji. 1927. Archived...
of the Fiji group. With the exception of Rotuma, the Fiji group lies between 15° 42′ and 20° 02′ south. Rotuma is located 220 nautical miles (410 km; 250 mi)...
including Rotuma, as well as settling in other nearby islands such as Tonga and Samoa. They are indigenous to all parts of Fiji except the island of Rotuma. The...
cultural traits outside of this great triangle is Rotuma, situated north of Fiji. The people of Rotuma have many common Polynesian traits, but speak a non-Polynesian...
backed by the Catholic Church in Fiji, the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma, the Shree Sanatan Dharm Partindhi and the Fiji Muslim League, which all...
There are currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural river flowing within them, though some of them have streams or...
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13 Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England) Heroes' Day (Romania) Rotuma Day (Rotuma, Fiji) May 14 Hastings Banda's Birthday (Malawi) First day of Izumo-taisha...
from mid-June 2014". Retrieved 7 June 2015. "Fiji Airways Resumes Suva – Rotuma Service From mid-Oct 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 October 2022. Aviation...
Island Taveuni Rotuma Island Archipelagos: Kadavu Group Lau Islands Lomaiviti Islands Mamanuca Islands Moala Islands Ringgold Isles Rotuma Group Vanua Levu...
Rugby union in Rotuma is a major sport. Rotuma is a dependency of Fiji, although one with a distinctive culture and language more related to its neighbours...
Species Viti Levu Vanua Levu Taveuni Kadavu Lomaiviti Lau Rotuma Wandering whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata X Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa B...
had acquired a reputation across the central Pacific – from Niue, Samoa, Rotuma, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia to Tikopia, leading some historians to...
Caribbean 3,991,000 No (co-official with Spanish as the primary language) Rotuma[citation needed] Fiji Oceania 1,594 No Sint Maarten Netherlands Caribbean...
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