Moka () is a village in
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
located in the
Moka District
Moka () is a district of Mauritius, situated in the central plateau of the island. The district has an area of 230.5 km2 and the population estimate was at 83,664 as at the end of 2019.
History
Places of interest
bagatelle mall,
Places
The M ...
, the western part of the village also lies in the
Plaines Wilhems District
Plaines Wilhems () is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with its population estimated at 366,506 as the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other ...
.
Since 1967 it forms part of
Constituency No. 8 Quartier Militaire and Moka. The village is administered by the Moka Village Council under the aegis of the Moka District Council.
According to the census made by
Statistics Mauritius
Statistics Mauritius formerly known as the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the national statistical agency of Mauritius. It operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and is responsible for all statistical a ...
in 2011, the population was at 8,846.
The elevation is 203 meters and can be up to 425 meters in some places. Moka is directly on the other side of the
Moka Range
The Moka Range is a mountain range in Mauritius. It contains two of Mauritius's three tallest peaks, Pieter Both and Le Pouce. It was formed from a basalt lava dome ten million years ago. The Moka Range forms a semicircle around the capital of Mau ...
from
Port Louis
Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's ec ...
. The village is close to the mountain
Le Pouce
Le Pouce (; English: "The Thumb") is the third highest mountain in Mauritius, at 812 meters (2664 feet). Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m) and Pieter Both (820 m) are taller. It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of ...
and the town
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; french: Villes sœurs; ) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and has a population of 147,066 habita ...
. Réduit is a suburb of the village where the
State House and
University of Mauritius
The University of Mauritius (UoM) (french: Université de Maurice) is the national university of Mauritius. It is the oldest and largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. The public university's main ...
is situated. The village is also home to the
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, that is the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The headquarters of the MBC is found at Réduit, Moka, it also operates a s ...
and the
Mahatma Gandhi Institute.
History
Housing boom
Moka is centrally located in Mauritius and as such has experienced a real estate development boom in the past few years. This was mainly encouraged by the development of the CyberCity two kilometres away in
Ebene. Another contributing factor to this property business was the fact that since Mauritius will not benefit from preferential prices for its sugar by the European Community and
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation
in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...
, sugar estates quickly started real estate business units that would convert the land under sugar cane culture to residential lands. From 2004 to 2006, Moka saw five property estate developments.
Weather
Moka has a
tropical wet climate. Since it is in the
southern hemisphere, February is the warmest month and August is the coolest. Temperatures normally can range from in February to at night in August. The dry season is in October, the wet season is in February. Temperature is somewhat constant.
Places
Schools
Schools in Moka include
Le Bocage International School
Le Bocage International School (LBIS) is an English-medium, private international school offering educational services to boys and girls from the ages of 11–19.
LBIS was founded in 1990 and is located at Mount Ory, Moka (Mauritius). LBIS is an ...
,
Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School, St. Mary Roman Catholic School, and Ecole du Centre.
University
University of Mauritius
The University of Mauritius (UoM) (french: Université de Maurice) is the national university of Mauritius. It is the oldest and largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. The public university's main ...
Charles Telfair Institute
Curtin Mauritius is one of the international campuses of Curtin University (Perth, Western Australia) is a public research university known as Charles Telfair Campus in Mauritius. It is part of the tertiary education Commission and offers certifica ...
Other
Other important institutions in Moka are the:
* Agricultural Marketing Board (AMB) which stocks vegetables (mainly potatoes) for local consumption
* Subramaniam Bharati Eye Centre (AKA Moka Eye Hospital) which is the country's only specialized eye hospital.
* Catholic Church
Notable people
*Jean Louis Brue du Garoutier, French soldier later retrieving the rank of
Maréchal de Camp
''Maréchal de camp'' (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848.
The rank originated from the older rank of sergeant major general ( French: ''sergent-major général''). Se ...
(Brigade General) under
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
and serving as commander of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division during the
Waterloo Campaign
The Waterloo campaign (15 June – 8 July 1815) was fought between the French Army of the North (France), Army of the North and two Seventh Coalition armies, an Anglo-allied army and a Prussian army. Initially the French army was commanded by ...
.
*
Thomas Shadrach James
Thomas Shadrach James (1 September 1859 – 9 January 1946), born Thomas Shadrach Peersahib, was a Methodist lay preacher, linguist and herbalist. However, it was as a teacher, first at Maloga Aboriginal Mission and later at Cummeragunja Reserve, ...
(Peersahib), teacher, linguist and herbalist in Australia
*
Fabrice Lapierre
Fabrice Lapierre (born 17 October 1983 in Réduit, Mauritius) is a Mauritian-born Australian long jumper.
Lapierre placed 4th at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, behind another Australian, Mitchell Watt, who took the ...
, Mauritian-born Australian long jumper
See also
*
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
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Moka District
Populated places in Mauritius
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