Meneng (or Menen) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

located in the

Meneng Constituency Meneng Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns three members to the Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elec ...

in the country of Nauru. The constituency elects 2 members to the

Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.

in Yaren.

Geography

The district is located in the southeast of the island, covering an area of 3.1 km². It has a population of 1,400. 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 Meneng may refer to: * Meneng District, Nauru ** Meneng Constituency ** Meneng Hotel ** Meneng Stadium {{Disambiguation es:Meneng fr:Meneng hr:Meneng id:Meneng it:Meneng jv:Meneng na:Meneng nl:Meneng ja:メネン地区 no:Meneng pl ...

* Australian

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Education

Meneng Infant School is in Meneng.Education Statistics Digest 2015
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Department of Education (Nauru) An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pu ...

. Retrieved on July 8, 2018. p. 47 (PDF p. 47). The primary and secondary schools serving all of Nauru are Yaren Primary School in

Yaren District Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific nation of Nauru. It is the ''de facto'' capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency.Denigomodu District Denigomodu is a district in the western part of the island of Nauru. 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 ...

(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. .. 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.New Nauru Primary School adds to high-class education system
" The government of Nauru. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.

Notable people

Lionel Aingimea Lionel Rouwen Aingimea (born 2 September 1965) is a Nauruan lawyer and politician. He served as the fifteenth president of Nauru from 2019 to 2022. He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru. Early life Aingimea was born i ...

, the

President of Nauru The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from among its members, and is both the head of state and the head of government of Nauru. Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 19 members, with an electoral term of 3 years. Political parties only p ...

, is from Meneng.

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