Black River (Mauritius)

Coordinates: 20 ° 20 ′  S , 57 ° 25 ′  E

Black River District
Terres des Couleurs in the southwest of Mauritius
Basic data
District capital:	Bambous
Area :	259 km²
Residents :	80939 (2015)
Population density :	310 people / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	MU-BL
Time zone :	UTC + 4
Location in Mauritius

Black River ( French Rivière Noire ) is a district of Mauritius on the west side of the island. The Tamarin Falls are a tourist attraction . The district capital is Bambous . Before that, it was tamarin . It is the third largest district in Mauritius by area, but the smallest in terms of population. The area impresses with its tropical forests, which are unique in Mauritius, including those at the Black River Pass.

Communities

Mauritius is divided into villages ("Village Council Areas") (VCA) for administrative purposes. The following table lists the VCA which are (at least partially) in the Black River District. The boundaries of the districts are not congruent with those of the municipalities. Municipalities are therefore sometimes assigned to two or three districts. There are 13 parishes (VCA) and two districts (Ward) in the Black River District.

No.	Place name	Demarcation
1901	Bambous VCA	0
1902	Cascavelle VCA	East in the Plaines Wilhems district
1903	Case Noyale VCA	0
1904	Chamarel VCA	East in the Savanne district
1905	Flic en Flac VCA	0
1906	Grande Rivière Noire VCA	0
1907	Gros Cailloux VCA	0
1908	Petite Rivière VCA	0
1909	Tamarin VCA	0
1910	Albion VCA	0
1911	La Gaulette VCA	0
1912	Le Morne VCA	0
1913	Richelieu VCA	0
1923	Town of Quatre-Bornes (Ward 3, West)	East in the Plaines Wilhems district
1924	Town of Port-Louis (Ward 1, West)	East in the Port Louis District

tourism

In the meantime, several fishing villages such as Flic-en-Flac , Tamarin and Le Morne have been converted into tourist places. Tamarin is the only area where surfing is possible during the months of July and August. Flic-en-Flac has the longest beach on the island. Le Morne gained notoriety when slaves who had escaped during the colonial period first hid on the neighboring mountain and finally committed suicide because they were unable to escape.

Le Morne is now a popular area for kite and windsurfers .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ministry of Finance & Economic Development: ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2015 (PDF; 6.18 MB) Government of Mauritius. S. August 19, 2016. Accessed December 23, 2016.
2. ↑ Statistics Mauritius: Housing and population census 2011 , Volume II: Demographic and fertility characteristics , pp. 137-141, statsmauritius.govmu.org (PDF)

Web links

Commons : Black River (Mauritius)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Flic en Flac
• The village of flic en flac