Aiwo District

Aiwo (rarely Aiue, in earlier times Yangor) is a district in the Pacific country of Nauru.

It belongs to Aiwo Constituency.

Location and features

It is located in the west of the island. It covers an area of 1.1 square kilometres (0.0 sq mi) and a population of 1,300. It is sometimes called the unofficial capital city of Nauru, even though Nauru does not have an official capital city, and it is more common for Yaren to be cited as such.

The majority of Nauruan industry is located in Aiwo, including:

• The Aiue Boulevard
• The New Boat Port
• The Chinatown of the island
• The OD-N-Aiwo Hotel (1 of the 2 hotels on Nauru)(the Menen Hotel is government owned and The O'dn Aiwo is privately owned)
• The power house
• 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.

Notable local person

René Harris, who has served a number of terms as President of Nauru, represented Aiwo in Parliament for many years.

See also

• OD-N-Aiwo Hotel#Features