Flacq District

Flacq (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [flak]) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. It is the largest district, having an area of 297.9 km², the population estimate was at 138,460 as at 31 December 2015.[1]

Flacq
District
Old Sugar Factory at Belle Mare
Old Sugar Factory at Belle Mare
Map of Mauritius island with Flacq District highlighted
Map of Mauritius island with Flacq District highlighted
CountryMauritius Mauritius
Government
Area
 • Total297.9 km2 (115.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total138,460
 • Rank2nd in Mauritius
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 codeMU-FL (Flacq)

Places of interest

The small village of Trou d'Eau Douce, from where visitors take boats for tours on Île aux Cerfs island. The beach Belle Mare attracts a lot of Mauritians and tourists.

Places

The Flacq District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.[2] 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.[3]

Places by population

See also
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References
  1. Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2016). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2015" (PDF). August. Government of Mauritius: 19. Retrieved 23 December 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2012). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012" (PDF). 31 December. Government of Mauritius: 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "MUNICIPALES: toilettage des registres d'électeurs | Le Mauricien". www.lemauricien.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011.
  4. "2011 housing and population census" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013.
  5. "Non-Existent Domain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

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