Flacq District
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Flacq ({{IPA|mfe|flak}}) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. It is the largest district, with an area of 297.9 km2. The population estimate is 138,221 (31 December 2022).{{Cite web |title=Population and Vital Statistics |url=https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Statistics/By_Subject/Population/SB_Population.aspx |access-date=18 September 2024 |website=Statistics Mauritius}}
Places of interest
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- The small village of Trou d'Eau Douce is the site for visitors to take boats for tours on Île aux Cerfs island.
- The beach Belle Mare attracts both Mauritians and tourists.
Places
Flacq District contains numerous villages.{{cite journal|url=http://statsmauritius.gov.mu/English/Publications/Documents/Regular%20Reports/annual%20digest/annualdig12.pdf|publisher=Government of Mauritius|title=ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012|page=22|author=Ministry of Finance & Economic Development|version=31 December|year=2012|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070337/http://statsmauritius.gov.mu/English/Publications/Documents/Regular%20Reports/annual%20digest/annualdig12.pdf|url-status=dead}} Note that the statistics do not take into account the two new village councils areas were created out of Écroignard and Grande Retraite out of Laventure in 2011 following the new Local Government Act.
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Place
! data-sort-type="number" | Population{{cite web|title=2011 housing and population census |url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/file/2011VolIIPC.pdf |publisher=Statistics Mauritius |page=51 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016141533/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/file/2011VolIIPC.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2013 }} ! data-sort-type="number" | Area in km2{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/report2013/migra2012.pdf |title=Non-Existent Domain |access-date=2016-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184757/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/report2013/migra2012.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 }} | |||
Bel Air Rivière Sèche | 17,605 | 18.15 | 970 |
Centre de Flacq | 15,791 | 20.27 | 779 |
Lallmatie (West in Moka district) | 10,387 | 8.92 | 1,164.5 |
Bon Accueil | 6,203 | 4.38 | 1,416.2 |
Brisée Verdière (North in Rivière du Rempart district) | 7,512 | 15.58 | 482.2 |
Camp de Masque Pavé | 4,260 | 10.38 | 410.4 |
Camp de Masque | 2,720 | 2.87 | 947.7 |
Camp Ithier | 4,269 | 5.52 | 773.4 |
Clémencia | 1,825 | 16.04 | 113.8 |
Écroignard | 6,189 | 3.81 | 1,624.4 |
Grand River South-East | 2,107 | 9.26 | 227.5 |
Laventure | 5,995 | 14.39 | 416.6 |
Mare La Chaux | 1,925 | 1.53 | 1,258.2 |
Médine Camp de Masque (West in Moka district) | 7,116 | 9.27 | 767.6 |
Olivia, Mauritius | 3,667 | 24.58 | 149.2 |
Poste de Flacq | 8,454 | 28.32 | 298.5 |
Quatre Cocos | 5,872 | 15.21 | 386.1 |
Quatre Soeurs | 3,317 | 5.01 | 662.1 |
Queen Victoria | 2,898 | 20.69 | 140.1 |
Sébastopol | 5,553 | 25.34 | 219.1 |
St Julien (Haut de Flacq) (West in Moka district) | 2,676 | 16.98 | 157.6 |
St Julien D'Hotman (West in Moka district) | 3,361 | 7.17 | 468.8 |
Trou D'Eau Douce | 5,672 | 11.08 | 511.9 |
See also
{{Commons category|Flacq District}}
References
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