# Meneng district > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Meneng_district > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Meneng_district.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meneng_district > Source revision: 1344977225 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Meneng | settlement_type = [district](/source/Districts_of_Nauru) | image_skyline = | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Meneng in Nauru.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Meneng district within Nauru | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NRU}} | subdivision_type1 = [constituency](/source/Constituencies_of_Nauru) | subdivision_name1 = [Meneng](/source/Meneng_constituency) | established_title = | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 3.1 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_note = | population_total = 1,797{{Citation | date = 9 August 2023 | title = Nauru 2021 Population and Housing Census - Analytical Report | publisher = Pacific Community (SPC) and Government of the Republic of Nauru (Nauru) 2023 | publication-place = Noumea | page = 27 | url = https://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/Get/kzvm2 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230907203022/https://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/Get/kzvm2 | archive-date = 7 September 2023 | access-date = 3 May 2024 }} | population_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map1 = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_map_caption1 = | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{coord|0|32|53|S|166|56|22|E|display=inline,title}} | timezone = ([UTC+12](/source/UTC%2B12%3A00)) | utc_offset = | elevation_m = 25 | postal_code_type = [Postal code](/source/Postal_code)| | postal_code = | area_code = [+674](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Nauru) | blank_info = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Meneng''' (or '''Menen''') is a [district](/source/Districts_of_Nauru) located in the [Meneng constituency](/source/Meneng_constituency) in the country of [Nauru](/source/Nauru). The constituency elects 2 members to the [Parliament of Nauru](/source/Parliament_of_Nauru) in [Yaren](/source/Yaren_District). ==Geography== The district is located in the southeast of the island, covering an area of 3.1 km2.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} It has a population of 1,797. Meneng has 18 villages, the most of any district in Nauru. ==Local features== Features in Meneng include: * The [Menen Hotel](/source/Menen_Hotel), one of the island's four hotels * the wireless station * the State House (presidential residence; burned down) * the Government Printing Office * the [Meneng Stadium](/source/Meneng_Stadium) * Australian [Nauru Detention Centre](/source/Nauru_Detention_Centre) ==Education== {{see also|Education in Nauru}} Meneng Infant School is in Meneng."[https://prism.spc.int/component/advlisting/?view=download&format=raw&fileId=85 Education Statistics Digest 2015]." [Department of Education (Nauru)](/source/Department_of_Education_(Nauru)). 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](/source/Yaren_District) (years 1–3), Nauru Primary School in Meneng District (years 4–6), Nauru College in [Denigomodu District](/source/Denigomodu_District) (years 7–9), and [Nauru Secondary School](/source/Nauru_Secondary_School) (years 10–12) in Yaren District.[http://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d/PPRiCAqhKb7yhsqMFgv33OTgoZv7ZAgL6thBs%2BJaDouDrmbrhkSKQnAJmPZ9UvJeFASCaHOYMWlSYYCuENbqZ7%2B4S5kzfEKujpCmbACo3%2BCb5LwxaXyHF2qjW Document by the]." [OHCHR](/source/OHCHR). Retrieved on 8 July 2018. "The Education system is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} 10 schools, there are District Infant schools each[...]and 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](/source/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."[http://nauru-news.com/new-nauru-primary-school-adds-to-high-class-education-system/ New Nauru Primary School adds to high-class education system]." The government of Nauru. Retrieved on June 5, 2018. ==Notable people== *[Lionel Aingimea](/source/Lionel_Aingimea), [President of Nauru](/source/President_of_Nauru) from 2019 to 2022 ==See also== * [List of settlements in Nauru](/source/List_of_settlements_in_Nauru) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Meneng|'''Meneng'''}} {{Districts of Nauru}} {{Authority control}} Category:Districts of Nauru Category:Populated places in Nauru Category:Meneng district {{nauru-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Meneng district](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meneng_district) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meneng_district?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.