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Pamplemousses SC Players
Pamplemousses () is a district of Mauritius, located in the north west 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. The district has an area of 178.7 km2 and the population estimate was at 139,966 as of 31 December 2015. Places of interest The district 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. The district is the home of the Pamplemousses SC local football team. Places The Pamplemousses District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Mauritius
The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-level administrative divisions after the Outer Islands of Mauritius. Mauritius Island Mauritius Island is divided into nine districts which consist of one city, four towns, and 130 villages. Its capital is Port Louis. The Plaines Wilhems District consists mainly of four towns: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes, and Vacoas-Phoenix. The other districts consist of different villages, some of which are further divided into suburbs. As of December 31, 2012, the urban population stood at 536,086 and the rural population was 718,925. Autonomous region # Rodrigues Rodrigues used to be the tenth district of Mauritius. The island gained autonomy in 2002, its capital is Port Mathurin. Dependencies of Mauritius # Agaléga. # Saint Brandon The capital of Agaléga is Vingt-Cinq. Saint Brandon is sparsely populated, its main settlement is Île Raphael (pop. 40). See also * ISO 3166-2:MU * List of places in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Rempart District
Rivière du Rempart () is a district of Mauritius, located in the North-East of the island, having an area of 147.6 km². The population estimate was at 108,005 as at 31 December 2015. History Places of interest Places The Rivière du Rempart District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. * Amaury (Southern part in Flacq district) * Amitié-Gokhoola (Western part in Pamplemousses district) * Barlow * Belle Vue Maurel * Brisée-Verdière (Southern part in Flacq district) * Cap Malheureux * Cottage * Espérance Trébuchet * Goodlands * Grand-Bay (Western part in Pamplemousses district) * Grand-Gaube * Le Vale * Mapou (Southern part in Pamplemousses district) * Panchavati * Petit Raffray * Piton (Western part in Pamplemousses district) * Plaines des Roches (Southern part in Flacq district) * Pointe de Lascars * Poudre d'Or * Poudre d'Or Hamlet * Rivière-du-Rempart * Roche-Terre * Roches-Noires (Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Baie
Grand Baie (or sometimes Grand Bay) is a coastal village in Mauritius located in the Rivière du Rempart District, but the western part also lies inside the Pamplemousses District. The village is administered by the Grand Baie Village Council under the aegis of the Rivière du Rempart District Council. According to the census performed by Statistics Mauritius in 2011, the population was at 11,910. Gallery File:Grand Baie, La Cuvette Beach.jpg, La Cuvette Beach File:Grand_Baie,_Shiv_Kalyannath_Mandir.JPG, Hindu temple File:Grand Baie, Vadapazhanee Murugan Kovil.jpg, Tamil hindu temple File:Grand Baie, Vadapazhanee Murugan Kovil, front.jpg, Tamil hindu temple File:Grand Baie, catholic church, (1).JPG, Catholic church File:Grand_Baie,_Adolphe_de_Plevitz_State_Secondary_School.jpg, Secondary School File:Grand Baie, Public Library, 1865.jpg, Public library File:Straße grand-Baie 2019-09-27 3.jpg, Street view See also * Districts of Mauritius * List of places in Mauritius This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fond Du Sac
Fond du Sac is a village in Mauritius located in Pamplemousses District. The village is administered by the Fond du Sac Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. According to a census taken by Statistics Mauritius in 2011, the population was at 5,186. See also * Districts of Mauritius * List of places in Mauritius This is a list of populated places in Mauritius and Agaléga. Mauritius Agaléga See also * Outer islands of Mauritius * Districts of Mauritius * Geography of Mauritius * ISO 3166-2:MU References ge {{DEFAULTSORT:Places in ... References Populated places in Mauritius Pamplemousses District {{Mauritius-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Vue Harel
Belle Vue Harel is a village in Mauritius that is located in the Pamplemousses District on the northern part of the island. It is located next to Plaine des Papayes village. It is part of the larger Plaine des Papayes area which as of 2011 had 7,607 inhabitants. The village is the site of the Stade Anjalay, which is a prominent football venue for the nation, with the national football team and two top division teams (Pamplemousses SC, AS Rivière du Rempart) being resident. Athletics is also accommodated at the stadium and the 1992 African Championships in Athletics was held in the village. History Significant strikes by Indo Mauritian sugarcane field labourers escalated into deadly riots in the fields of the Belle Vue Harel Sugar Estate on 27 September 1943 during the World War II. This event became known as the Belle Vue Harel massacre The 1943 Belle Vue Harel Massacre refers to a significant strike which escalated into riots amongst labourers working in the fields of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baie-du-Tombeau
Baie-du-Tombeau is a village in Mauritius located in the Pamplemousses District, situated near the Rivière du Tombeau. The village is administered by the Baie-du-Tombeau Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2011, the population was at 14,687. Baie-Tombeau was home to HMS Mauritius, a Royal Navy wireless station. The bay itself faces west to North-West and has 3 km of coral reef protecting a shallow lagoon and sandy beaches stretching from Rivulet Terre rouge bird sanctuary to the Tombeau river's estuary at Le goulet. The area is particularly appreciated for its easy access to the capital Port Louis ( < 10 minutes ) and for its convenient facilities as well as proximity to the large Riche Terre shopping mall. The weather is pleasant being less windy or rainy than the east coast or central plateau and not as hot as the south west. Riche Terre Mall is found in the vicinity and easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenal, Mauritius
Arsenal Wanderers is a Mauritian football club founded in 1885 based in Arsenal village. They play in the Pamplemousses regional league in Mauritian football. Their home stadium is Stade Anjalay The Anjalay Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Belle Vue Harel, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius. At present, it is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The parking area of the stadium is used for car racing and motorcycle racing. .... Football clubs in Mauritius {{Mauritius-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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