Ewa District, Nauru

For the district in Hawaii, see Ewa District, Hawaii.

Ewa
District
A Catholic church in Ewa
Ewa District within Nauru
Coordinates: NR 0°30′17″S 166°56′8″E / 0.50472°S 166.93556°E / -0.50472; 166.93556Coordinates: NR 0°30′17″S 166°56′8″E / 0.50472°S 166.93556°E / -0.50472; 166.93556
Country	Nauru
Constituency	Anetan
Area
• Total	1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	446
Time zone	(UTC+12)
Area code(s)	+674

Ewa is a district in the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru, located in the north of island.

Geography

It covers an area of 1.2 km² and has a population of 300. Ewa is part of the Anetan Constituency.

The northernmost point of Nauru is in the Ewa District.

Buildings and structures

Kayser College - A K-10 school. Named after German missionary Alois Kayser, who lived on the island for forty years.
Capelle & Partner - a department store that is the largest business in Nauru.
An Australian rules football playing ground is to the east of Capelle & Partner; it is a bare patch of crushed coral.

Notable people

Marcus Stephen, appointed President of Nauru in 2007

References

External links

Media related to Ewa at Wikimedia Commons

Districts and Constituencies of Nauru

Districts	Aiwo Anabar Anetan Anibare Baitsi Boe Buada Denigomodu Ewa Ijuw Meneng Nibok Uaboe Yaren

Constituencies	Aiwo Anabar Anetan Boe Buada Meneng Ubenide Yaren

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