Boe (district)
Encyclopedia
Boe is a district
in the country
of Nauru
. It is the only district of Boe Constituency
.
Boe borders on the districts of Aiwo
, Yaren
along the coastline, and Buada
inland.
, formerly President of Nauru
, is from Boe.
Baron D. Waqa, former Minister of Education, is from Boe, having been elected from that constituency to serve in the Parliament of Nauru
.
A native from Boe is the second Angam Baby Bethel Enproe Adam.
District
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in the country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
of Nauru
Nauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
. It is the only district of Boe Constituency
Boe Constituency
Boe Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Boe to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren....
.
Location and features
It is located in the southwest of the island.Boe borders on the districts of Aiwo
Aiwo
Aiwo is a district in the Pacific country of Nauru.It belongs to Aiwo Constituency.-Location and features:It is located in the west of the island. It covers an area of and a population of 1,300...
, Yaren
Yaren
Yaren, in earlier times Makwa/Moqua, is a district and constituency of the Pacific nation of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru.Yaren is located in the south of the island . Its area is 1.5 km², and its population was 1,100 in 2003...
along the coastline, and Buada
Buada
Buada is a district in the Pacific nation of Nauru. It is the only district in Buada Constituency.The only landlocked district in the Republic of Nauru, it is in the southwestern part of the island, and covers the central Buada Lagoon. Buada is a fertile piece in Nauru and mostly wet and tropical...
inland.
Notable local people
Kinza ClodumarKinza Clodumar
HE Kinza Godfrey Clodumar is a political figure from Nauru who was President of Nauru from 1997 to 1998.-Background:...
, formerly President of Nauru
President of Nauru
The President of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members. He is both the head of state and head of government of Nauru. Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 18 members, with an electoral term of 3 years. Political parties only play a minor role in Nauru politics, and there has often...
, is from Boe.
Baron D. Waqa, former Minister of Education, is from Boe, having been elected from that constituency to serve in the Parliament of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru
The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.The members of the Parliament of Nauru are elected by a positional voting system....
.
A native from Boe is the second Angam Baby Bethel Enproe Adam.
See also
- Geography of NauruGeography of NauruNauru is a tiny phosphate rock island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean south of the Marshall Islands in Oceania. It is only south of the Equator at coordinates . Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean — the others are Banaba in Kiribati and...
- Districts of NauruDistricts of Nauru||There are 14 districts in the Republic of Nauru. Each one consists of a number of traditional villages, many of which are uninhabited or destroyed nowadays.-See also:*List of cities in Nauru*ISO 3166-2:NR...