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Ubenide Constituency

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Country
  
Nauru

Members of Parliament
  
4

Population
  
3,300 (2011)

Time zone
  
(UTC+12)

Area
  
4.5 km²

Area code
  
+674

Ubenide Constituency

Districts
  
4 (Baitsi, Denigomodu, Nibok, Uaboe)

Ubenide is one of the constituencies of Nauru and is made up of the four districts: Baitsi, Denigomodu, Nibok, and Uaboe. It covers an area of 4.5 km², and has a population of 3,300. It returns (as the only constituency) four members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren.

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Geography

Named after the acronym of the 4 districts (Uaboe, BEidi -old name of Baitsi-, NIbok, DEnigomodu), Ubenide is located in northeast coast of Nauru, and borders with the constituencies of Anetan, Anabar, Buada and Aiwo. The phosphate railway crosses the constituency in the hills.

Notable people

  • Derog Gioura, who represented Ubenide in the Parliament of Nauru, served as President of Nauru in 2003.
  • Russell Kun, who has served as the Republic of Nauru's Justice Minister and as the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, formerly represented Ubenide in Parliament.
  • David Adeang, formerly Foreign Minister, appointed Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru in 2008, represents Ubenide.

    • References

    Ubenide Constituency Wikipedia
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