Plaines Wilhems District

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Plaines Wilhems
District
Map of Mauritius island with Plaines Wilhems District highlighted
Country Mauritius Mauritius
Government
Area
 • Total 203.3 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 387,372
 • Rank 1st in Mauritius
 • Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone MUT (UTC+4)
ISO 3166 code MU-PW (Plaines Wilhems)

Plaines Wilhems is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populated district, the population estimate was at 387,372 as of 31 December 2012.[1] The district is mainly urban, it consist 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 Council. 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).[2][3] The district was name after Wilhem Leicknig of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius then known as Isle de France in 1721.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2012). ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012. 31 December. Government of Mauritius. p. 19. Retrieved 20 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. Local Government Act 2011. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 28 November 2012. 
  3. ↑ Statistic office of Mauritius (2011). Housing and population Census 2011. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 28 November 2012. 
  4. ↑ History of Quatre Bornes. Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Retrieved 30 November 2012. 
 Port Louis (district) Moka
Black River Grand Port
   Plaines Wilhems  
Savanne Grand Port
Districts of Mauritius
Districts

Coordinates: 20°18′S 57°29′E / 20.300°S 57.483°E / -20.300; 57.483

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