Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Motto: | "Tenax et fidelus" |
Pushpin Map: | Mauritius |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Municipal Council location |
Coordinates: | -20.2398°N 57.4717°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mauritius |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Plaines Wilhems |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1722 |
Established Title1: | Established |
Established Date1: | 1868 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mrs. Rajeneedavee Mootoo Caroopen |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Mr. Jai Krishna Vishwanauth Choolun |
Area Total Km2: | 20.2 |
Elevation M: | 164 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 104,610 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Rank: | 3rd in Mauritius |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | MUT |
Utc Offset1: | +4 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec1: | Am |
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; French: Villes sœurs; pronounced as /bobasɛ̃ ʁozil/) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and has a population of 147,066[2] inhabitants, making it the third largest city on the island.
Municipal elections are held every 6 years, the mandate of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is two years, then another one is chosen by the members of the board through a system of voting. For the Municipal elections held in November 2012, the town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill was divided into 6 wards compare to 4 previously.[3]
The football team which represents the town is the Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, its home stadium is the Sir Gaetan Duval Stadium, the team currently plays in the National First Division for the 2014–2015 season.
The town of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is divided into different regions:[3]
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill is twinned with: