Pamplemousses (district)

Coordinates: 20 ° 7 ′  S , 57 ° 35 ′  E

Pamplemousses district
Pamplemousses District Court
Basic data
District capital:	Triolet
Area :	178.7 km²
Residents :	139966 (2015)
Population density :	780 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	MU-PA
Time zone :	UTC + 4
Location in Mauritius

Pamplemousses is a district on the island state of Mauritius and is located in the north of the island. Its district capital is Triolet . Districts in Mauritius are mainly statistical districts and judicial districts (see: Court organization in Mauritius ). There is a District Court at the district level. This is for the Pamplemousses district in the village of Pamplemousses .

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden in Pamplemousses

Communities

Mauritius is divided into Village Council Areas (VCA) for administrative purposes. The following table names the VCA which (at least partially) are located in the Pamplemousses 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 22 municipalities (VCA) in the Pamplemousses district.

No.	Place name	Demarcation
1201	Arsenal VCA	0
1202	Calebasses VCA	0
1203	Congomah VCA	0
1204	Crève Coeur VCA	0
1205	D'Épinay VCA	0
1206	Fond du Sac VCA	0
1207	Grand Baie VCA (West)	East in the Rivière du Rempart district
1208	Long Mountain VCA	0
1209	Morcellement St. André VCA	0
1210	Pamplemousses VCA	0
1211	Piton VCA (West)	East in the Rivière du Rempart district
1212	Plaine des Papayes VCA	0
1213	Pointe aux Piments VCA	0
1214	Terre Rouge VCA	0
1215	Triolet VCA	0
1216	Villebague VCA (North-West)	East in the Rivière du Rempart district and South in the Flacq district
1217	Baie du Tombeau VCA	0
1218	Le Hochet VCA	0
1219	Mapou VCA (South)	Nord district in the Rivière du Rempart
1220	Notre Dame VCA	0
1221	Amitié VCA (West)	East in the Rivière du Rempart district
1222	Belle Vue Maurel VCA (North)	South in the Rivière du Rempart district

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 : Pamplemousses District  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Council Pamplemousses website