Aiwo District

Aiwo (formerly Aiue ) is a district on the island nation of Nauru, in the southwest of the island. It borders Denigomodu to the north, the east and Buada at Boe in the south. It is 1.1 km ² and has 1,220 inhabitants. It is sometimes referred to as the unofficial capital of Nauru, although actually Yaren Nauru is treated as capital. But Nauru has no official capital.

Aiwo has its name from the historic village Aiwo; according to Paul Hambruch it means "peaceful".

In Aiwo is the main industrial and commercial center of the country. To be found here:

  • The Aiue Boulevard
  • The Aiwo Harbour
  • Chinatown Island
  • The power plant
  • The Linkbelt Oval
  • The Nauru College
  • Processing services and loading cranes of the NPC
  • The main church of the Nauruan Protestants ( Orro Congregational Church )
  • The only post office on the island
  • The Civic Centre ( Civic Centre ) as a building for conferences, forums, etc.

Historic Villages

By 1968, the current district Aiwo a Gau was, which consisted of eight historic villages.

  • Aiwo
  • Aribweabwe
  • Eaterienago
  • Eatoborowada
  • GABAB
  • Orro
  • Sigamei
  • Tebata

Personalities

  • René Harris (1947-2008), politician and four-time President of Nauru
  • Marlene Moses ( b. 1961 ), politician and diplomat
  • Yukio Peter (* 1984), Weightlifting
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