Moka (district)

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Moka District


Capital	Moka
Population	75,479 (2000) Ranked N/A
Area	221 km² Ranked N/A
Population density	341.53/km² Ranked {{{popdens_rank}}}
Number of places	N/A
Area codes	N/A
ISO 3166-2 code	MU-MO (Moka)
Website	NA

Moka is a district of Mauritius in the central plateau of the island. The capital is named Quartier Militaire. Moka is also the one of the two landlocked districts in Mauritius, the other is Plaines Wilhems. It has Latitude of 20° 13' 0S , and a Longitude of 57° 30' 0E . It's Altitude is 698 ft. As of the 2000 census, the district has population of 75,479 and covers an area of 231 km². The Moka district is devoted largely to agriculture. It is not a big tourist attraction, though.

Moka has a very famous co-ed College called Mahatma Gandhi Institute. This college caters for grades 6 to High School. This college was created/donated by the Government of India and started as an experimental college. It got really popular and now ranks 3rd in the whole country. The college campus is placed in a very scenic valley.

Northwest: Port Louis	North: Pamplemousses	Northeast: Flacq
West: Plaines Wilhems	Moka	East: Flacq
Southwest: Plaines Wilhems	South: Grand Port

v • d • e Districts and dependencies of Mauritius

Districts	Black River · Flacq · Grand Port · Moka · Pamplemousses · Plaines Wilhems · Port Louis · Rivière du Rempart · Savanne

Dependencies	Agalega Islands · Cargados Carajos Shoals · Rodrigues