It is one of fourteen provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu.

The city of Lautoka and the Yasawa Archipelago, off the western coast of Viti Levu, are also in Ba Province.

Former prime ministers Timoci Bavadra and Mahendra Chaudhry, both of whom were deposed in coups and Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, were also from Ba Province.

Vuda Point, in Ba Province, is the traditional landing of the canoes that brought the Melanesian ancestors of the Fijian people to the islands.

The province is governed by a Provincial Council, which is chaired by Ratu Meli Tora Tavaiqia.