Denigomodu is a

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in the western part of the island of

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. It is the most populous district in Nauru. It houses the expatriate housing compound "The Location". This makes it Nauru's largest settlement by population. 25.7% of the people in Nauru live in Denigomodu.

Geography

The district, part of the constituency of

Ubenide Ubenide is a constituency of Nauru made up of four districts: Baitsi, Denigomodu, Nibok, and Uaboe. It covers an area of 4.5 km² (1.73 mi²), making it the second largest constituency by area, and is the most populous constituency with a popul ...

, covers an area of 1.18 km², and has a population of 2,827, making it the most populous of the fourteen Nauruan districts.

Local features

In this district is the laborers' settlement for the

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mining workers of the

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(NPC). Also located in Denigomodu are: * Republic of Nauru Hospital * NPC planning and construction offices * Eigigu Supermarket

Education

The primary and secondary schools serving all of Nauru are Yaren Primary School in

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(years 4-6), Nauru College in Denigomodu District (years 7-9), and

Nauru Secondary School Nauru Secondary School (abbreviated as NSS) is an upper public secondary school in the Yaren District, Nauru, located in the Nauru Learning Village, along with the University of the South Pacific Nauru Campus and the Nauru Technical & Vocational E ...

(years 10-12) in Yaren District.Document by the
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. Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each ..nd finally Nauru Secondary School (Years 10-12) where compulsory education end at Year 12. .. Nauru College opened as the Denigomodu School in January 2000 as part of the Rehabilitation and Development Cooperation Agreement between Australia and Nauru, agreed in August 1993. As part of the agreement the governments decided to build Nauru College in March 1999. It was initially Nauru's third primary school, but it was transitioned into a junior high school with Form 1, as Nauruan children vie for scholarships at that educational stage. The government senior high school of the country is

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. p. 321 (PDF p. 23). "English is used as the language of instruction (except in the Location School for children of the Phosphate Company workers)."

Notable people

Olympia Zacharias Olympia Zacharias (born 17 January 1986) is a Nauruan runner who competed at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were h ...

(b. 1986), 100m runner * Angelita Detudamo (b. 1986),

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player *

Joanne Gobure Joanne Ekamdeiya Gobure (born April 26, 1982 in Nauru) is a Nauruan poet. Biography Gobure was born in Denigomodu and settled in a district of Uaboe. Gobure is the cousin of Nauruan tennis player Chris Gobure, who played in the South Pacific Ga ...

(b. 1982), poet

Economy

Denigomodu is highly dependent on tourism; it is the largest city in

. Despite its relative wealth and size in comparison to Yaren, Denigomodu is not considered the central capital of

References

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