Beqais an island in Fiji, an outlier to the main island of Viti Levu, 10 kilometers to the south. The island has a land area of 36 square kilometers and reaches a maximum altitude of 462 meters.
Of the 9 villages on the island, Dakuibeqa (the chiefly village of the Sawau people), Dakuni, Soliyaga and Rukua are noted for the tradition of fire-walking From all the nine villages The Fiji Times reported on 25 February 2006 that over 3000 inhabitants of six villages and five resorts were exploring ways to find a reliable source of power for Beqa.
Wind and solar power were being considered, as was a cable across Beqa Strait from the mainland. Beqa’s main source of income is Tourism, it has 4 resorts: Lawaki Beach House, Beqa Lagoon Resort (formerly Marlin Bay Resort), Kulu Bay Resort, Lalati Resort and an Islet off Beqa (called Steward Island)is the more or less exclusive Royal Davui Resort. Actually, there are no other Resorts Planned for Beqa. There is some small scale farming ventures and with improved infrastructure this could be expanded and become a larger revenue earner for the various villages of Beqa.
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