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Flacq District

Coordinates: 20°14′S 57°43′E / 20.233°S 57.717°E / -20.233; 57.717
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Flacq
Belle Mare
Belle Mare
Map of Mauritius island with Flacq District highlighted
Map of Mauritius island with Flacq District highlighted
CountryMauritius Mauritius
Government
Area
 • Total
297.9 km2 (115.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
138,460
 • Rank2nd in Mauritius
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 codeMU-FL (Flacq)

Flacq (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [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).[2]

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

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Flacq District contains numerous villages.[3] 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.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Population and Vital Statistics". Statistics Mauritius. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "2011 housing and population census" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Non-Existent Domain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

20°14′S 57°43′E / 20.233°S 57.717°E / -20.233; 57.717