Moka District

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Moka
Le Pouce - Mauritius 20.jpg
Pieter Both of the Moka Range
Moka in Mauritius.svg
Map of Mauritius island with Moka District highlighted
Coordinates: 20°15′S57°34′E / 20.250°S 57.567°E / -20.250; 57.567
Country Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
Government
[1]
  TypeDistrict Council
  ChairmanSoonarane Kumar
  Vice ChairmanRamduny Vageesh
Area
  Total230.5 km2 (89.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2019) [2]
  Total83,664
  Rank7th in Mauritius
  Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 code MU-MO (Moka)
Website www.mokadc.mu

Moka (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [moka] ) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the central plateau of the island. The district has an area of 230.5 km2. The population was estimated to be 83,664 at the end of 2019. [2]

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History

Places of interest

bagatelle mall,

Places

The Moka District includes different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. [3] Note that the statistics do not take into account that Ripailles was created out of Nouvelle Découverte and that Pailes was absorbed by Port-Louis Municipal Council in 2011 following the new Local Government Act. [4]

Places by population

Places by population, area and density
PlacePopulation [5] Area in km² [6] Population density per km² [6]
Camp Thorel 2,12812.77166.6
Dagotière 7,14610.7667.9
Dubreuil (East in Flacq District)2,8408035.5
Espérance 1,8847.64246.6
La Laura - Malenga 1,2884.87264.5
L'Avenir 2,7018.42320.8
Melrose 1,9554.39445.3
Moka (West in Plaines Wilhems district)8,84617.44507.2
Montagne Blanche (East in Flacq District)9,05319.63461.2
Pailles 11,61814.62794.7
Providence 3,2853.72883.1
Quartier Militaire 7,0466.891,022.6
Nouvelle Découverte 3,02422.04137.2
St Pierre 15,98213.061,223.7
Verdun 2,1814.15525.5

Education

French international schools:

See also

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