Plaines Wilhems District
Plaines Wilhems (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [plɛn wilɛmz]) is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other villages. The Plaines Wilhems district does not have a District Council; it has four Municipal Town Councils. The towns are Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The villages are Midlands, Cascavelle (East - West in Rivière Noire district) and Moka (West- East in Moka district). The district was named after Wilhem Leicknig. Of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, in 1721.
Education
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Secondary schools in the district include:
- Lycée La Bourdonnais - Curepipe
- Dr. Regis Chaperon S.S.S
- Lycée des Mascareignes- Moka
- Royal College Curepipe - Curepipe
- Queen Elizabeth College - Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
- Collège du Saint-Esprit - Quatre-Bornes
See also
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