Uaboe District
Uaboe (also known as Waboe) is a district in the island nation of Nauru, located in the northwest of the island.
Uaboe | |
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 Uaboe District within Nauru | |
| Coordinates: 0°31′0″S 166°55′0″E | |
| Country |  Nauru |
| Constituency | Ubenide |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 318 |
| Time zone | (UTC+12) |
| Area code | +674 |
Geography
Covering about 0.8 km², Uaboe has a population of 330. Uaboe is the second-smallest district in Nauru. It is the only district other than Boe to have an area less than 1.0 km². The Nauru Local Government Council lands office is located in Uaboe, and the district is a part of the Ubenide Constituency. Uaboe is also the highest settlement in Nauru.
Notable people
- Timothy Detudamo, linguist and governor of Nauru, was from Uaboe.
References
External links
Media related to Uaboe at Wikimedia Commons
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