Moka (Mauritius)

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Moka
Moka
Moka (Mauritius) (Mauritius)
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Coordinates 20 ° 13 ′  S , 57 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 20 ° 13 ′  S , 57 ° 30 ′  E
Basic data
Country Mauritius

District

Moka
ISO 3166-2 MU-MO
height 203 m
Residents 8846 (2011)
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Moka (IPA: moka ) is a place in the Moka district of the same name in Mauritius on the border with the Plaines Wilhems district . The village is administered by the Moka Village Council under the supervision of the Moka District Council . According to a census by Statistics Mauritius 2011, the place had 8,846 inhabitants.

geography

The altitude mark of the place is at 203  m , districts rise up to 425  m . Moka is about 2 km south of Port Louis as the crow flies , but the place is quite remote, as it is clearly separated from the city by the Moka Range . The mountain Le Pouce ("The Thumb") is nearby and barely 500 m to the east is the town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill , which is also separated by a mountain ridge. Réduit is a suburb in which Le Château de Réduit (the residence of the President) and the University of Mauritius (Université de Maurice) are located. The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute are also located in the local area.

education

There are several schools and institutes in Moka: The University of Mauritius, the Charles Telfair Institute , the Le Bocage International School , the Mahatama Gandhi Institute , as well as Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School , St. Mary Roman Catholic School and Ecole du Center .

University of Mauritius campus

Institutions

The village is also home to the Agricultural Marketing Board (AMB), a large trading organization for agricultural products, the Subramaniam Bharati Eye Center (Moka Eye Hospital) and the Catholic Church of Notre Dame du Bon Conseil Chapel .

history

Moka is centrally located in Mauritius and has seen a building boom in recent years. This is due, among other things, to the establishment of “CyberCity” two km away ( Ebène City ). In addition, a collapse in sugar prices caused sugar plantations to switch to real estate investments. The European Union and the World Trade Organization were not ready to offer Mauritius better prices for sugar. Between 2004 and 2006, five residential areas were built in Moka.

climate

Moka has a monsoon climate with the warmest month in February and the coolest in August. Temperatures vary between 28 ° C in February and 15 ° C in August. The dry season is in October, the rainy season in February.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Housing and population Census 2011. Government of Mauritius, Statistics Mauritius 2011.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 2011. Government of Mauritius, Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. 28 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Table G1 - Resident population by geographical location, whereabouts on census night and sex.Central Statistic Office 2011: p. 3.
  4. ↑ Moka at geonames.org.
  5. ↑ Home : Le Bocage International School .
  6. ↑ École du Nord . AEFE.
  7. ↑ Quick info, Local Time in Moka, Moka, Mauritius . Chinchi.com.

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