Rivière du Rempart (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [ʁivjɛː dʒi ʁɑ̃pɑː]) is a district of Mauritius, located in the north-east of the island. It has an area of 147.6 km² and an estimated population of 108,005, as of 31 December 2015.[3]
Rivière du Rempart | |
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 Map of Mauritius island with Rivière du Rempart District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 20°03′S 57°38′E / 20.050°S 57.633°E | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • Chairman | Mr. Ellayah Prembhoodas[1] |
| • Vice Chairman | Mr. Koobarawa Deokumar[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147.6 km2 (57.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[3] | |
| • Total | 108,005 |
| • Rank | 6th in Mauritius |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| ISO 3166 code | MU-RR (Rivière du Rempart) |
Places edit
The Rivière du Rempart District includes different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.[3][4]
- Amaury (Southern part in Flacq district)
- Amitié-Gokhoola (Western part in Pamplemousses district)
- Barlow
- Belle Vue Maurel
- Brisée-Verdière (Southern part in Flacq district)
- Cap Malheureux
- Cottage
- Espérance Trébuchet
- Goodlands
- Grand Baie (Western part in Pamplemousses district)
- Grand-Gaube
- Le Vale
- Mapou (Southern part in Pamplemousses district)
- Panchavati
- Petit Raffray
- Piton (Western part in Pamplemousses district)
- Plaines des Roches (Southern part in Flacq district)
- Pointe de Lascars
- Poudre d'Or
- Poudre d'Or Hamlet
- Rivière-du-Rempart
- Roche-Terre
- Roches-Noires (Southern part in Flacq district)
- Villebague (Western part in Pamplemousses district and Southern part in Flacq district)
Education edit
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List of secondary schools in Rivière du Rempart[5][circular reference]
- Northfields International High School, Mapou.[6]
- Ramsoondur Prayag State Secondary School, Rivière du Rempart
- Simadree Virasawmy State Secondary School, Rivière du Rempart
- Universal College, Rivière du Rempart
- Ideal College, Rivière du Rempart
- Beekrumsing Ramlallah State Secondary School, Mapou
- Piton State College, Piton
- Sharma Jugdambi State Secondary School, Goodlands
- Goodlands State Secondary School (Boys), Goodlands
- Friendship College (Boys and Girls), Goodlands
- Adolf de Plevitz State Secondary School, Grand Bay
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ a b "List of District Councillors".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2016). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2015" (PDF). August. Government of Mauritius: 19. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Statistic office of Mauritius (2011). "Housing and population Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ List of secondary schools in Mauritius
- ^ "Contact Us." Northfields International High School. Retrieved on May 4, 2015. "Address: Main Road Labourdonnais Village Mapou Mauritius"
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