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Ba (Fijian pronunciation:[ᵐba]) is a district situated on the north western part of the island ofViti Levu inFiji.[1] The name Ba is also used fora province, atikina (a native Fijian administrative region comprising several villages), a town anda river. Ba district comprises the areas surroundingBa Town and includes the Fijian administrative tikinas of Ba and Magodro. Ba district is in theWestern Division. Ba is a sugar cane growing district and sugar cane farming and employment in the Ba Sugar Mill are the main areas of employment. The Sugar Mill began crushing since 1886 by a New Zealand Sugar Company. (1).80 percent of the residents of Ba District are ofIndian origin. The Ba Districtsoccer team is the most successful soccer team in Fiji.
Some prominent people who originated from Ba areParmanand Singh,Sidiq Koya,R. D. Patel,Narsi Raniga,Vinod Patel,Vijay R. Singh,James Shankar Singh,Parveen Bala,Davendra Singh,Anirudh Singh andAnand Singh.
17°32′00″S177°40′59″E / 17.5333°S 177.6830°E /-17.5333; 177.6830
