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

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word for

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s. 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 The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden (sometimes shortened to the SSR Botanic Garden), commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanic Garden, is a popular tourist attraction in Pamplemousses, near Port Louis, Mauritius, and the oldest botanica ...

, or Jardin Botanique Sir

Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (in traditional Hindi: Shivsagar Ram Gulam) (18 September 1900 – 15 December 1985; often referred to as ''Chacha Ramgoolam'' or ''SSR'') was a Mauritian physician, politician, and statesman. He served as the island's o ...

, renamed in 1988 in honor of the first prime minister of Mauritius. The garden was first constructed by

Pierre Poivre Pierre Poivre (23 August 1719 – 6 January 1786) was an 18th-century horticulturist and botanist. He was born in Lyon, France. He was a missionary to East Asia, intendant of French colonial islands in the Indian Ocean, and wearer of the cordon ...

(1719–1786) in 1770. The area is 25 hectares. The garden features spices, ebonies, sugar canes and many more. It also features

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es 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 Pamplemousses Sporting Club is a Mauritian football club based in Belle Vue Harel. They play in the top division in Mauritian football. Ground Their home stadium is Stade Anjalay (cap. 18,000), located in Belle Vue Maurel, Pamplemousses. Ach ...

local

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team.

Places

The Pamplemousses District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. *

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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. Acco ...

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 7,60 ...

* Calebasses * Congomah * Crève-Cœur * D'Épinay *

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 2 ...

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 und ...

(Eastern part in Rivière du Rempart District) *

Le Hochet Le Hochet is a village located in the Pamplemousses District of Mauritius. According to the Statistics Mauritius census in 2011, the population was 15,034. See also * Districts of Mauritius * List of places in Mauritius This is a list of pop ...

Montagne Longue Montagne or Montagné may refer to: People * Camille Montagne (1784–1866), French military physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Mont. (of Montagne) is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical na ...

Mapou Mapou is a village in northern Mauritius, located in Rivière du Rempart District. The village is administered by the Mapou Village Council under the aegis of the Rivière du Rempart District Council. According to the census made by Statistics M ...

(Northern part in Rivière du Rempart District) * Morcellement Saint-André * Notre-Dame * Pamplemousses *

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(Eastern part in Rivière du Rempart District) * Plaine-des-Papayes * Pointe-aux-Piments * Terre-Rouge *

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Trou-aux-Biches Trou-aux-Biches is a small town with a public beach on the northern coast of Mauritius, in the district of Pamplemousses. According to the World Travel group, the beach is one of the most beautiful on the island. They awarded it the World's Leadi ...

* Ville-Bague (Eastern part in Rivière du Rempart District)

References

Districts of Mauritius {{Mauritius-geo-stub