Moka Explained

Moka
Settlement Type:Village
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Pushpin Map Caption:Moka's location in Mauritius
Coordinates:-20.219°N 57.496°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mauritius
Subdivision Type1:Districts
Subdivision Name1:Moka District
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:203
Elevation Ft:666
Elevation Max Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Max M:425
Elevation Max Ft:1394
Population Total:8,846
Population As Of:October 2011
Population Density Km2:507.2
Timezone1:Mauritius Time
Utc Offset1:+4
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Area Code:230
Iso Code:MU

Moka (pronounced as /moka/) is a village in Mauritius located mainly in the Moka District. The western part of the village lies in the Plaines Wilhems District.[3] Since 1967 it forms part of Constituency No. 8 Quartier Militaire and Moka.[4] The village is administered by the Moka Village Council under the aegis of the Moka District Council.[5] According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2011, the population was at 8,846.[6] The elevation is 203 meters and can be up to 425 meters in some places. Moka is directly on the other side of the Moka Range from Port Louis. The village is close to the mountain Le Pouce and the town Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill. Réduit is a suburb of the village where the State House and University of Mauritius is situated. The village is also home to the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute.

History

Housing boom

Moka is centrally located in Mauritius and as such has experienced a real estate development boom in the past few years. This was mainly encouraged by the development of the CyberCity two kilometres away in Ebene. Another contributing factor to this property business was that since Mauritius will not benefit from preferential prices for its sugar by the European Community and World Trade Organization, sugar estates quickly started real estate business units that would convert the land under sugar cane culture to residential lands. From 2004 to 2006, Moka saw five property estate developments.

Weather

Moka has a tropical wet climate. Since it is in the southern hemisphere, February is the warmest month and August is the coolest. Temperatures normally can range from 82F in February to 59F at night in August. The dry season is in October, the wet season is in February. Temperature is somewhat constant.[1]

Places

Schools

Schools in Moka include Le Bocage International School,[7] Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School, St. Mary Roman Catholic School, and Ecole du Centre.[8]

University

Other

Other important institutions in Moka are the:

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quick info, Local Time in Moka, Moka, Mauritius . Chinchi.com .
  2. Web site: What is the elevation of Moka, Mauritius?. WolframAlpha.
  3. Housing and population Census 2011. Government of Mauritius. Statistics Mauritius. Statistics Mauritius. 2011. 28 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021024635/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/report/census11v1/volum1.pdf. 21 October 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Electoral areas and Constituencies . Office of the Electoral Commissioner . 2021-08-22.
  5. Local Government Act 2011. Government of Mauritius. Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. 28 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114132142/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf. 14 November 2012.
  6. Table G1 - Resident population by geographical location, whereabouts on census night and sex. Central Statistic Office. 3. 2011. 2012-11-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184757/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/report2013/migra2012.pdf. 2016-03-03.
  7. "Home." Le Bocage International School. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  8. "École du Nord." AEFE. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  9. Web site: Les Uniformes pendant la campagne des Cent Jours - Belgique 1815. 2021-05-21. centjours.mont-saint-jean.com.
  10. Nelson . George . James, Thomas Shadrach (1859–1946) . james-thomas-shadrach-10610 . 2021-08-22.
  11. Web site: Ahmed Khan . Iqbal . Diplomacy: what lies behind the Iran-Mauritius thaw? . L'Express . 2023-03-20.