Moka (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [moka]) is a districtofMauritius, situated in the central plateau of the island. The district has an area of 230.5 km2. The population was estimated to be 83,664 at the end of 2019.[2]
Moka
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Coordinates: 20°15′S 57°34′E / 20.250°S 57.567°E / -20.250; 57.567 | |
Country | Mauritius |
Government | |
• Type | District Council |
• Chairman | Soonarane Kumar |
• Vice Chairman | Ramduny Vageesh |
Area | |
• Total | 230.5 km2 (89.0 sq mi) |
Population
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• Total | 83,664 |
• Rank | 7th in Mauritius |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
ISO 3166 code | MU-MO (Moka) |
Website | www |
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The Moka District includes different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.[3] Note that the statistics do not take into account that Ripailles was created out of Nouvelle Découverte and that Pailes was absorbed by Port-Louis Municipal Council in 2011 following the new Local Government Act.[4]
Places by population, area and density | |||
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Place | Population[5] | Area in km²[6] | Population density per km²[6] |
Camp Thorel | 2,128 | 12.77 | 166.6 |
Dagotière | 7,146 | 10.7 | 667.9 |
Dubreuil (East in Flacq District) | 2,840 | 80 | 35.5 |
Espérance | 1,884 | 7.64 | 246.6 |
La Laura - Malenga | 1,288 | 4.87 | 264.5 |
L'Avenir | 2,701 | 8.42 | 320.8 |
Melrose | 1,955 | 4.39 | 445.3 |
Moka (West in Plaines Wilhems district) | 8,846 | 17.44 | 507.2 |
Montagne Blanche (East in Flacq District) | 9,053 | 19.63 | 461.2 |
Pailles | 11,618 | 14.62 | 794.7 |
Providence | 3,285 | 3.72 | 883.1 |
Quartier Militaire | 7,046 | 6.89 | 1,022.6 |
Nouvelle Découverte | 3,024 | 22.04 | 137.2 |
St Pierre | 15,982 | 13.06 | 1,223.7 |
Verdun | 2,181 | 4.15 | 525.5 |
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