Aiwo (rarely Aiue, in earlier times Yangor) is a district in the Pacific country of Nauru. Jarrit Morpak is the city's mayor, elected in 2008.[citation needed] It belongs to Aiwo Constituency.
Aiwo | |
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 Aiwo District within Nauru | |
| Coordinates: 0°31′48″S 166°54′42″E / 0.53000°S 166.91167°E | |
| Country |  Nauru |
| Constituency | Aiwo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,220 |
| Time zone | (UTC+12) |
| Area code | +674 |
Geography
It is located in the west of the island. It covers an area of 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi) and has a population of 1,300. It is sometimes called the unofficial capital city of Nauru; Nauru does not have an official capital city, and it is more common for Yaren to be cited as such.
Local features
The majority of the Nauruan industry is located in Aiwo. Among the facilities in Aiwo are:
- The Aiue Boulevard
- Nauru International Port
- The Chinatown of Nauru
- The OD-N-Aiwo Hotel, one of two hotels in Nauru. Privately owned, it is also the tallest building in Nauru
- The Linkbelt Oval sports stadium
- The powerhouse
- Formerly, the Nauru campus of the University of the South Pacific (moved to Yaren in 2018)
- The Nauru Local Government Council chambers and offices
- The Nauru Phosphate Corporation processing facilities and cantilever
The district returns two members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren.
The two diplomatic missions on the island, the Australian High Commission and the Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy are in Aiwo District.[1][2]
Education
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.[3]
Aiwo Primary School previously operated in Aiwo.[4] As of April 2002 it served students from all parts of Nauru in years 3 and 4.[5]
University of the South Pacific Nauru Campus was previously in Aiwo District;[6] it moved to Yaren District in 2018.[7]
Notable people
The first speaker of the Nauruan parliament, Rev. Itubwa Amram, represented Aiwo. Following Amram, Kinza Clodumar represented the district.[8] René Harris, who served a number of terms as President of Nauru, represented Aiwo in Parliament for many years.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Aiwo at Wikimedia Commons