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Savanne () or Savannah is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of 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 ...
, situated in the south of the island. The district has an area of 244.8 km2 and the population estimate was at 68,585 as at 31 December 2015. The southern part of the island is one of the most scenic and unspoilt.
History
Places of interest
*Ganga Talao
Ganga Talao (commonly known as Grand Bassin) is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. It is about above sea level. The first group of pilgrims who went to Ganga Talao were ...
* The World of Seashells
* Bel Ombre Nature Reserve (also known as Heritage Nature Reserve)
* Macondé View Point
Places
The Savanne District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. * Baie-du-Cap * Bel-Ombre * Bénarès * Bois-Chéri *Britannia
Britannia () is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used in classical antiquity, the Latin ''Britannia'' was the name variously applied to the British Isles, Great ...
* Camp Diable
* Chamouny
* Chemin-Grenier
* Grand-Bois
* La Flora
''La Flora, o vero Il natal de' fiori'' (Flora, or The Birth of Flowers) is an opera in a prologue and five acts composed by Marco da Gagliano and Jacopo Peri to a libretto by Andrea Salvadori. It was first performed on 14 October 1628 at the Teatr ...
* Rivière-des-Anguilles
* Rivière Du Poste
* Saint-Aubin
* Souillac
See also
*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 vil ...
* 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
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