Pamplemousses District
| Pamplemousses District |
| Map of Mauritius with the Pamplemousses District highlighted |
| Country |
Mauritius |
| Capital |
Triolet |
| Number of places |
N/A |
| Government |
| • Governor |
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| Area |
| • Total |
179 km2 (69.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) |
| • Total |
122,352 |
| • Density |
683.5/km2 (1,770.3/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code |
MU-PA (Pamplemousses) |
Pamplemousses is a district of Mauritius in the north of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. Its capital is Triolet. It hosts the SSR botanical garden, or Jardin Botanique Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, renamed in 1988 in honor of the first prime minister of Mauritius.The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719–1786) in 1770. The area is 25 hectares. The garden features spices, ebonies, sugar canes and many more. It also features lotuses as well as 85 varieties of palms from Central America, Asia, Africa and the islands around the Indian Ocean.
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