Meneng District
Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox settlement 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.Template:Citation needed It has a population of 1,797.<ref name=population></ref> 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
Template:See also Meneng Infant School is in Meneng.<ref name=EdStats2015>"Education Statistics Digest 2015." Department of Education (Nauru). Retrieved on July 8, 2018. p. 47 (PDF p. 47).</ref> 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.<ref name=OHCHR>Document by the." OHCHR. Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is Template:Sic 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each[...]and finally Nauru Secondary School (Years 10-12) where compulsory education end at Year 12.[...]"</ref>
The current building of Nauru Primary School opened on October 6, 2016. Canstruct, an Australian firm, built the two-story building, which has eight classrooms. The building, specially designed for Nauruan weather, with ceiling fans and special airflow, may house up to 400 students and is resistant to natural disasters.<ref>"New Nauru Primary School adds to high-class education system." The government of Nauru. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.</ref>
Notable people
- Lionel Aingimea, President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022, is from Meneng.