Le Port (Reunion)
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| region | Reunion |
| Department | Reunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
| Canton | Le Port |
| Community association | Territoire de la Cote Ouest |
| Coordinates | 20 ° 56 ′ S , 55 ° 17 ′ E |
| height | 0-110 m |
| surface | 16.62 km 2 |
| Residents | 34,128 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 2,053 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97420 |
| INSEE code | 97407 |
| Website | http://www.ville-port.re |
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Le Port is a French commune with 34,128 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean . Until its dissolution in 2015, it was the chief town (chief lieu) of the cantons Le Port-1 Nord and Le Port-2 Sud . The residents call themselves Portois .
Population development
| year | 1967 | 1974 | 1981 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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| Residents | 19768 | 25068 | 30131 | 34692 | 38412 | 38313 |
Town twinning
Le Port is linked to through town twinning or friendship agreements
- Durban in South Africa, since 2005
- Tamatave in Madagascar, since 1994
- Port Louis in Mauritius, since 2004
- Quelimane in Mozambique, friendship treaty since 2003
economy
The Port-Est power plant is located in the municipality . The economic center is the two port facilities north and west of the center. In the western port there is a base of the French Navy.
Web links
Commons : Le Port - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Community presentation (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website Le Port ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
