Flacq District
Flacq | |
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 Old Sugar Factory at Belle Mare | |
 Map of Mauritius island with Flacq District highlighted | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 297.9 km2 (115.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 138,460 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Mauritius |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| ISO 3166 code | MU-FL (Flacq) |
Flacq (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [flak]) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. It is the largest district, having an area of 297.9 km², the population estimate was at 138,460 as at 31 December 2015.[1]
Places of interest[]
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The small village of Trou d'Eau Douce, from where visitors take boats for tours on Île aux Cerfs island. The beach Belle Mare attracts a lot of Mauritians and tourists.
Places[]
The Flacq District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.[2] Note that the statistics do not take into account the two new village councils areas were created out of Écroignard and Grande Retraite out of Laventure in 2011 following the new Local Government Act.[3]
Places by population[]
| Places by population, area and density | ||||||||
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| Place | Population[4] | Area in km²[5] | Population density per km²[5] | |||||
| Bel Air Rivière Sèche | 17,605 | 18.15 | 970 | |||||
| Centre de Flacq | 15,791 | 20.27 | 779 | |||||
| Lallmatie (West in Moka district) | 10,387 | 8.92 | 1,164.5 | |||||
| Bon Accueil | 6,203 | 4.38 | 1,416.2 | |||||
| Brisée Verdière (North in Rivière du Rempart district) | 7,512 | 15.58 | 482.2 | |||||
| Camp de Masque Pavé | 4,260 | 10.38 | 410.4 | |||||
| Camp de Masque | 2,720 | 2.87 | 947.7 | |||||
| Camp Ithier | 4,269 | 5.52 | 773.4 | |||||
| Clémencia | 1,825 | 16.04 | 113.8 | |||||
| Écroignard | 6,189 | 3.81 | 1,624.4 | |||||
| Grand River South-East | 2,107 | 9.26 | 227.5 | |||||
| Laventure | 5,995 | 14.39 | 416.6 | |||||
| Mare La Chaux | 1,925 | 1.53 | 1,258.2 | |||||
| Médine Camp de Masque (West in Moka district) | 7,116 | 9.27 | 767.6 | |||||
| Olivia, Mauritius | 3,667 | 24.58 | 149.2 | |||||
| Poste de Flacq | 8,454 | 28.32 | 298.5 | |||||
| Quatre Cocos | 5,872 | 15.21 | 386.1 | |||||
| Quatre Soeurs | 3,317 | 5.01 | 662.1 | |||||
| Queen Victoria | 2,898 | 20.69 | 140.1 | |||||
| 5,553 | 25.34 | 219.1 | ||||||
| St Julien (Haut de Flacq) (West in Moka district) | 2,676 | 16.98 | 157.6 | |||||
| St Julien D'Hotman (West in Moka district) | 3,361 | 7.17 | 468.8 | |||||
| Trou D'Eau Douce | 5,672 | 11.08 | 511.9 | |||||
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ a b Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2016). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2015" (PDF). August. Government of Mauritius: 19. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2012). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012" (PDF). 31 December. Government of Mauritius: 22. Retrieved 20 October 2013. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ http://www.lemauricien.com/article/municipales-toilettage-des-registres-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9lecteurs
- ^ "2011 housing and population census" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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