Pointe La Rue

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Pointe La Rue district of the SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles
La Digue and Inner Islands Grand Anse (Praslin) Baie Sainte Anne Bel Ombre (Seychellen) Beau Vallon Anse Etoile English River (Seychellen) Mont Buxton Saint Louis (Seychellen) Bel Air (Seychellen) Mont Fleuri Roche Caïman Plaisance (Seychellen) Les Mamelles Grand Anse (Mahé) Cascade (Seychellen) Pointe La Rue Port Glaud Glacis (Seychellen) Anse Boileau Baie Lazare Takamaka Anse Royale Au Cap Anse aux Pinslocation
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Location of Mahé within the Seychelles
Geographic location :

4 ° 41 ′  S , 55 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 4 ° 41 ′  S , 55 ° 31 ′  E

Island: Mahé (Seychelles)
Surface: 3.9 km²
Residents: 3071
Population density: Inhabitants / km²
Motto: Friendship and Unity for Progress
ISO 3166-2 code SC-20

Pointe La Rue is an administrative district of the Seychelles on the island of Mahé at the northeastern tip of the island.

geography

Districts of the Seychelles

The district is located on the northeastern tip of Mahé and is named after the cap of the same name. It borders the Anse aux Pins and Cascade districts . Seychelles Airport takes up a large part of the coastal strip . Another settlement is Anse des Genets directly at the airport. Off the coast are the three islands of South East Island , Île aux Rats (Brule Island, Brulé Island) and Île Anonyme , which are connected by reefs, as well as the Roche Tortue rock .

The district has ISO 3166-2 code SC-20.

Individual evidence

  1. (2009 update of the 2002 census) Government of the Seychelles: Statistical Bulletin, District Population 2007 and Population estimates 2008–2009 . National Statistics Bureau, Victoria 2009.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.nsb.gov.sc  
  2. geonames.org .
  3. iso.org .