Vingt Cinq

Vingt Cinq
Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	10°25′S 56°35′E / 10.417°S 56.583°E
Total islands	2
Administration
	Mauritius
Dependency	Agalega
Largest settlement	Vingt Cinq
Demographics
Population	250 (2000)
Ethnic groups	Creole, Franco-Mauritian

Vingt Cinq (Twenty five in French) is the capital of the Agaléga Islands, two islands in the Indian Ocean, governed by Mauritius. It is located on the North Island, near a small airfield. In the town, there is a primary school (Jacques Le Chartier Government School) and a hospital.^[1] The name, Vingt Cinq, is believed to refer to the number of lashes that slaves on the island received as punishment.^[2]

Vingt Cinq is located north of Mauritius, and has a population of 200 (2012). The people of the island are mostly of French descent; the descendants of the first slaves from mainland Africa and Madagascar to Mauritius also live on the island.

References[]

^ "Ministry of Local Government, Disaster and Risk Management - Agalega". localgovernment.govmu.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ Richards, Alexandra (2016). Mauritius: Rodrigues. Reunion. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-84162-924-7.

Coordinates: 10°23′17″S 56°37′08″E / 10.388°S 56.619°E / -10.388; 56.619

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[1] "Ministry of Local Government, Disaster and Risk Management - Agalega". localgovernment.govmu.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

[2] Richards, Alexandra (2016). Mauritius: Rodrigues. Reunion. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-84162-924-7.

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