Plaines Wilhems

Coordinates: 20 ° 18 ′  S , 57 ° 29 ′  E

Plaines Wilhems district
Tamarind waterfall
Basic data
District capital:	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Area :	203.3 km²
Residents :	368621 (2015)
Population density :	1800 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	MU-PW
Time zone :	UTC + 4
Location in Mauritius

Plaines Wilhems is a district on the island state of Mauritius and is located in the center of the island. Besides Moka, it is the only district without access to the sea. Its district capital is Beau Bassin-Rose Hill . Four of the five largest cities in Mauritius are in Plaines Wilhems.

Communities

Mauritius is divided into villages ("Village Council Areas") (VCA) for administrative purposes. The following table names the VCA which (at least partially) are located in the Plaines Wilhems 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 three municipalities (VCA) and 14 districts (Ward) in the Plaines Wilhems district.

No.	Place name	Demarcation
1703	Midlands VCA	0
1704	Moka VCA (West)	East in the Moka district
1705	Cascavelle VCA (East)	West in the Black River District
1711	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (Ward 1)	0
1712	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (Ward 2)	0
1713	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (Ward 3)	0
1714	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (Ward 4)	0
1721	Quatre Bornes (Ward 1)	0
1722	Quatre Bornes (Ward 2)	0
1723	Quatre Bornes (Ward 3, East)	West in the Black River District
1731	Vacoas-Phoenix (Ward 1)	0
1732	Vacoas-Phoenix (Ward 2)	0
1733	Vacoas-Phoenix (Ward 3)	0
1734	Vacoas-Phoenix (Ward 4, West)	East in the Moka district
1741	Curepipe (Ward 1)	0
1742	Curepipe (Ward 2, West)	East in the Moka district
1743	Curepipe (Ward 3)	0

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

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