Yaren District

Yaren
Nauru government (left) and parliament (right) buildings
Nauru government (left) and parliament (right) buildings
Yaren District within Nauru
Yaren District within Nauru
Coordinates: 0°32′51.72″S 166°55′15.12″E / 0.5477000°S 166.9208667°E / -0.5477000; 166.9208667
Country Nauru
ConstituencyYaren
Area
 • Total1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total803[1]
 • Density498/km2 (1,290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12:00 (Nauru Time)
Area code+674
ClimateAf
Map of Yaren
Nauru International Airport

Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific island country of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency. It is also the fourth-least-populated capital in the world.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nauru 2021 Population and Housing Census - Analytical Report, Noumea: Pacific Community (SPC) and Government of the Republic of Nauru (Nauru) 2023, 9 August 2023, p. 27, archived from the original on 7 September 2023, retrieved 3 May 2024
  2. ^ Constituencies of Nauru(naurugov.nr) Archived 2019-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Yaren | district, Nauru". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-09-02.