Boe district

Boe
Boe
District
	Nauru International Airport is located between Boe and Yaren
	Boe District within Nauru
	Coordinates: 0°32′30″S 166°54′51″E / 0.54167°S 166.91417°E
Country	Nauru
Constituency	Boe
Area
• Total	0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	845
• Density	1,690/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	(UTC+12)
Area code	+674

Boe is a district in the island country of Nauru. It is the only district of Boe constituency.

History

On September 5, 2019, the Pacific Light House Church (Born Again Christian Church) was opened in the district.

Geography

Boe is located in the southwest of the island. It borders on the districts of Aiwo, Yaren along the coastline, and Buada inland.

It covers an area of 0.5 km²,^{[citation needed]} and has a population of 845. It is the smallest and most densely populated district in Nauru. The elevation above sea level is about 5 metres.

Education

Boe Infant School is in Boe. The primary and secondary schools serving all of Nauru are Yaren Primary School in Yaren (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.

Politics

Boe District is one of the districts and parliamentary constituencies of Nauru. It elects members to the Parliament of Nauru. The current members of parliament for the Boe constituency are Asterio Appi and Wanganeen Emiu for the 2025–2029 parliamentary term. Asterio Appi also serves as a cabinet minister in the government of Nauru.

Notable people

Baron D. Waqa, the former President of Nauru, is from Boe, having been elected from that constituency to serve in the Parliament of Nauru.
Kinza Clodumar, former President of Nauru, is from Boe.
The second Angam Baby, Bethel Enproe Adam, came from Boe.
Weightlifter Tyoni Batsiua was from Boe.

References

1 2 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
↑ "Education Statistics Digest 2015." Department of Education (Nauru). Retrieved on July 8, 2018. p. 47 (PDF p. 47).
↑ Document by the." OHCHR. Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is comprised of 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each[...]and finally Nauru Secondary School (Years 10-12) where compulsory education end at Year 12.[...]"

External links

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[population-1] 1 2 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

[EdStats2015-2] "Education Statistics Digest 2015." Department of Education (Nauru). Retrieved on July 8, 2018. p. 47 (PDF p. 47).

[OHCHR-3] Document by the." OHCHR. Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is comprised of 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each[...]and finally Nauru Secondary School (Years 10-12) where compulsory education end at Year 12.[...]"