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Moka (district)

Moka (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [moka]) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the central plateau of the island. The district has an area of 230.5 km. The population was estimated to be 83,664 at the end of 2019.

History

Places of interest

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Places

The Moka District includes different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. Note that the statistics do not take into account that Ripailles was created out of Nouvelle Découverte and that Pailles was absorbed by Port-Louis Municipal Council in 2011 following the new Local Government Act.

Places by population

Places by population, area and density
Place Population Area in km² Population density per km²
Camp Thorel 2,128 12.77 166.6
Dagotière 7,146 10.7 667.9
Dubreuil (East in Flacq District) 2,840 80 35.5
Espérance 1,884 7.64 246.6
La Laura - Malenga 1,288 4.87 264.5
L'Avenir 2,701 8.42 320.8
Melrose 1,955 4.39 445.3
Moka (West in Plaines Wilhems district) 8,846 17.44 507.2
Montagne Blanche (East in Flacq District) 9,053 19.63 461.2
Pailles 11,618 14.62 794.7
Providence 3,285 3.72 883.1
Quartier Militaire 7,046 6.89 1,022.6
Nouvelle Découverte 3,024 22.04 137.2
St Pierre 15,982 13.06 1,223.7
Verdun 2,181 4.15 525.5

Education

French international schools:

  • Lycée des Mascareignes - Senior high/Sixth form
  • École du Centre/Collège Pierre-Poivre - Primary and junior high school

See also

References

  1. ^ "Portal of Local Authorities, Mauritius". Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Table 1.6(b) - Estimated resident population by geographical district, sex and density - Republic of Mauritius, 2018 & 2019". Annual Digest of Statistics 2019 (XLS). Statistics Mauritius. November 2020.
  3. ^ Housing and population Census 2011 (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ "MUNICIPALES: Toilettage des registres d'électeurs | le Mauricien". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Table D2 - Resident population by geographical location, age and sex". 2011 Housing and Population Census (PDF). Vol. II: Demographic and Fertility Characteristics. Statistics Mauritius. October 2012. p. 51.
  6. ^ "Table G5 - Concentration of resident population by Municipal and Village Council Areas". 2011 Housing and Population Census (PDF). Vol. VI: Geographical and migration characteristics. October 2012. pp. 27–31.
  7. ^ "Nous contacter Archived 1 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée des Mascareignes. Retrieved on Mar 4, 2015. "Helvetia Saint Pierre Ile MAURICE "
  8. ^ "École du Centre - Collège Pierre-Poivre." AEFE. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Home page. École du Centre - Collège Pierre-Poivre. Retrieved on 4 May 2015.