Mahébourg

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahébourg
Colonial house in Mahébourg
Basic data
Region: Grand Port
Coordinates: Coordinates: 20 ° 24 ′ 36 ″  S , 57 ° 42 ′ 22 ″  E
Height: 6 m above sea level d. M.
Founding year: 1589
Surface: N / A
Residents: 15,753
Time zone: UTC +4
Telephone code : N / A
City structure: N / A
Geographical location in Mauritius
Mahébourg (Mauritius)
Red pog.svg

Mahébourg is the district capital of Grand Port , a district of Mauritius . The former capital has 15,753 inhabitants and is located in the east of the island, six kilometers from the island's only airport, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport . Mahébourg has, due to its location by the sea, a pronounced tourism, which is one of the main sources of income for the city in addition to trade.

history

Mahébourg was founded as a small settlement in 1589 by the Dutch during their brief period on the island. The current name of the city comes from Mahé de La Bourdonnais , a French admiral and governor during colonial times. Mahébourg was the island's capital for a long time until a large part of the population was killed by a malaria epidemic ; then Port Louis took over the rank of capital. Due to the large proportion of buildings from the colonial era, Mahébourg has a special flair.

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Mauritius Plaisance Airport (Airport near Mahébourg)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29.4 29.4 29.1 28.2 26.5 25.0 24.1 23.9 24.8 26.1 27.7 29.0 O 26.9
Min. Temperature (° C) 22.7 22.8 22.6 21.6 19.8 18.4 17.8 17.5 17.8 18.9 20.2 21.7 O 20.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 251 246 217 221 148 101 113 89 61 67 89 190 Σ 1,793
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.1 6.6 7.5 8.1 7.9 O 6.9
Rainy days ( d ) 16 16 17th 17th 14th 14th 18th 14th 10 11 9 13 Σ 169
Water temperature (° C) 27 27 27 27 25th 24 23 22nd 23 23 24 25th O 24.7
Humidity ( % ) 82 84 84 83 81 79 78 78 78 78 79 81 O 80.4
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
29.4
22.7
29.4
22.8
29.1
22.6
28.2
21.6
26.5
19.8
25.0
18.4
24.1
17.8
23.9
17.5
24.8
17.8
26.1
18.9
27.7
20.2
29.0
21.7
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
N
i
e
d
e
r
s
c
h
l
a
g 		251
246
217
221
148
101
113
89
61
67
89
190
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

Cultural monuments

In Mahébourg there are two cultural monuments that are under monument protection . The Grand Port Battle Memorial at the Pointe des Régates is a memorial commemorating the 1810 naval battle of Grand Port . The Maison Historique de Grand Port, a colonial-style building from 1772, has housed the History and Naval Museum since 1950, which shows relics of the 1810 naval battle of Grand Port, among other things.

  • Grand Port Battle Memorial

  • Maison Historique de Grand Port

Individual evidence

  1. ^ National Heritage Fund Act (No. 40) of 2003, online
  2. ^ Save our heritage: National History Museum . Website about cultural monuments in Mauritius

Web links

Commons : Mahébourg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files