Rivière du Rempart District

Rivière du Rempart (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [ʁivjɛː dʒi ʁɑ̃pɑː]) is a district of Mauritius, located in the North-East of the island, having an area of 147.6 km². The population estimate was at 108,005 as at 31 December 2015.[3]

Rivière du Rempart
District
Cap Malheureux
Cap Malheureux
Map of Mauritius island with Rivière du Rempart District highlighted
Map of Mauritius island with Rivière du Rempart District highlighted
Coordinates: 20°03′S 57°38′E
CountryMauritius Mauritius
Government
[1]
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • ChairmanMr. Ellayah Prembhoodas[2]
 • Vice ChairmanMr. Koobarawa Deokumar[2]
Area
 • Total147.6 km2 (57.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[3]
 • Total108,005
 • Rank6th in Mauritius
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 codeMU-RR (Rivière du Rempart)

Places

The Rivière du Rempart District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.[3][4]

Education

List of secondary schools in Rivière du Rempart[5]

  • Northfields International High School, Mapou.[6]
  • Ramsoondur Prayag State Secondary School, Rivière du Rempart
  • Simadree Virasawmy State Secondary School, Rivière du Rempart
  • Universal College, Rivière du Rempart
  • Ideal College, Rivière du Rempart
  • Beekrumsing Ramlallah State Secondary School, Mapou
  • Piton State College, Piton
  • Sharma Jugdambi State Secondary School, Goodlands
  • Goodlands State Secondary School (Boys), Goodlands
  • Friendship College (Boys and Girls), Goodlands
  • Adolf de Plevitz State Secondary School, Grand Bay

See also
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "List of District Councillors".
  3. 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)
  4. Statistic office of Mauritius (2011). "Housing and population Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. List of secondary schools in Mauritius
  6. "Contact Us." Northfields International High School. Retrieved on May 4, 2015. "Address: Main Road Labourdonnais Village Mapou Mauritius"


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