Plaines Wilhems District
District in Mauritius
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Plaines Wilhems (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [plɛn wilɛmz]) is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018.[1]
Plaines Wilhems | |
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Trou aux Cerfs volcano | |
 Map of Mauritius island with Plaines Wilhems District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′S 57°29′E | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.3 km2 (78.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 366,506 |
| • Rank | 1st in Mauritius |
| • Density | 1,803/km2 (4,669/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| ISO 3166 code | MU-PW (Plaines Wilhems) |
The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other villages. The Plaines Wilhems district does not have a District Council; it has four Municipal Town Councils. The towns are Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The villages are Midlands, Cascavelle (East – West in Rivière Noire District) and Moka (West- East in Moka District).[2][3] The district was named after Wilhem Leicknig. Of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, in 1721.[4][5]
Education
Secondary schools in the district include:
- Lycée La Bourdonnais – Curepipe[6]
- Dr. Regis Chaperon S.S.S
- Lycée des Mascareignes – Moka
- Royal College Curepipe – Curepipe
- Queen Elizabeth College – Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
- Collège du Saint-Esprit – Quatre-Bornes
- Doha Academy – Curepipe
- Gaetan Raynal State College – Quatre Bornes
- John Kennedy College – Beau Bassin Rose Hill
- Vacoas State Secondary School – Vacoas
- Forest Side State Secondary School – Curepipe
- Notre Dame College – Curepipe
- Eden College Boys – Quatre Bornes
- Sodnac State Secondary School – Quatre Bornes
- Loreto College Quatre Bornes – Quatre Bornes
See also
