Uaboe District

District in Ubenide, Nauru
0°31′0″S 166°55′0″E / 0.51667°S 166.91667°E / -0.51667; 166.91667Country NauruConstituencyUbenideArea
 • Total0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)Elevation
20 m (70 ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total341[1]Time zone(UTC+12)Area code+674

Uaboe (also known as Waboe) is a district in the island nation of Nauru, located in the northwest of the island.

Geography

Covering about 0.8 km2[citation needed], Uaboe has a population of 341.[1] Uaboe is the second-smallest district in Nauru. It is the only district other than Boe to have an area less than 1.0 km2. The Nauru Local Government Council lands office is located in Uaboe, and the district is a part of the Ubenide Constituency. Uaboe is also the highest settlement in Nauru.

Notable people

  • Timothy Detudamo, linguist and governor of Nauru, was from Uaboe.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nauru 2021 Population and Housing Census - Analytical Report, Noumea: Pacific Community (SPC) and Government of the Republic of Nauru (Nauru) 2023, 9 August 2023, p. 27, archived from the original on 7 September 2023, retrieved 3 May 2024

External links

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