Yaren (district)

Location Yarens

surface
Rank (within Naurus)	5 (of 14)
All in all	1.5 km²
Residents
Rank (within Naurus)	5 (of 14)
Total status (2011)	747
density	498 inhabitants / km²
geography
Time zone	UTC +12
Geographical location	0 ° 32 '36 " S , 166 ° 55' 11" O Coordinates: 0 ° 32 '36 " S , 166 ° 55' 11" O-0.543425 166.919608
Highest position	approx. 46 m
Average location	approx. 25 m
Lowest position	approx. 0 m

Yaren (formerly Jarren ; also Makwa or Moqua ), Nauru district , is the seat of the government institutions of Nauru , but contrary to popular belief it is not the capital , as there is no official capital on Nauru. Sometimes Aiwo is also given as the unofficial capital, but Yaren is generally regarded as the so-called "main district". He belongs to the constituency of the same name Yaren . Internationally, Yaren is known as the only Nauruan city with 5100 inhabitants, which consists of the largest contiguous settlement in the south-west of the country. Within Naurus, however, Yaren is considered a district with 747 inhabitants and an area of 1.5 km². It is bordered by Boe to the northwest, Buada to the north and Meneng to the east.

Central facilities

In Yaren are:

the parliament building
the government administrative offices
the state police station
the Moqua Well
the radio station
the international airport

Historic villages

In the area of the district (until 1968 called Gau ) there were the following historical villages:

Anigobwi
Atomo
Ibwenape
Kibepe
Meure
Yaren
Yongin

Climate diagram Yaren

Personalities

Kieren Keke (* 1971), politician and doctor

Web links

Commons : Yaren - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Table 1: Population size and growth rate by district. ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Republic of Nauru. Census 2011. National Report on Population and Housing. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, p. 8. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

[1] Table 1: Population size and growth rate by district. ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Republic of Nauru. Census 2011. National Report on Population and Housing. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, p. 8. Retrieved July 15, 2015.