Meneng District
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Meneng | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 0°32′53″S 166°56′22″E / 0.54806°S 166.93944°E | |
Country | Nauru |
Constituency | Meneng |
Area | |
• Total | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,380 |
Time zone | (UTC+12) |
Area code | +674 |
Meneng (or Menen) is a district located in the Meneng Constituency in the country of Nauru. The constituency elects 2 members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren.
Geography
The district is located in the southeast of the island, covering an area of 3.1 km². It has a population of 1,400. Meneng District has 18 villages, the most of any district in Nauru.
Local features
Features in Meneng include:
- The Menen Hotel, one of the island's four hotels
- the wireless station
- the State House (presidential residence; recently burned down)
- the Government Printing Office
- the Meneng Stadium
- Australian Nauru Detention Centre
Education
Meneng Infant School is in Meneng.[1] The primary and secondary schools serving all of Nauru are Yaren Primary School in Yaren District (years 1-3), Nauru Primary School in Meneng District (years 4-6), Nauru College in Denigomodu District (years 7-9), and Nauru Secondary School (years 10-12) in Yaren District.[2]
The current building of Nauru Primary School opened on October 6, 2016.
Notable people
- Lionel Aingimea, President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022, is from Meneng.
See also
References
- ^ "Education Statistics Digest 2015." Department of Education (Nauru). Retrieved on July 8, 2018. p. 47 (PDF p. 47).
- OHCHR. Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is comprised of 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each[...]and finally Nauru Secondary School (Years 10-12) where compulsory education end at Year 12.[...]"
- ^ "New Nauru Primary School adds to high-class education system." The government of Nauru. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
External links
Media related to Meneng at Wikimedia Commons