Plaines Wilhems District

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] 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]

Plaines Wilhems
District
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	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 code	MU-PW (Plaines Wilhems)

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

See also

• List of places in Mauritius

References

1. "Table 1.6(b) - Estimated resident population¹ by geographical district, sex and density - Republic of Mauritius², 2018 & 2019". Annual Digest of Statistics 2019 (XLS). Statistics Mauritius. November 2020.
2. "Second and Fourth Schedules". Local Government Act 2011 (PDF). Mauritius National Assembly. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
3. Housing and population Census 2011 (PDF). Vol. I: Housing and Living Conditions. Statistics Mauritius. November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
4. "History of Quatre Bornes". Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
5. "3.1 Historical development of the town". Annual Report for Financial Year 2018/2019 (PDF). The Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. 12 May 2020. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. Home page. Lycée La Bourdonnais. Retrieved on May 4, 2015. "Rue Rochecouste - Forest Side - Curepipe - MAURICE"