Rivière du Rempart District explained

Rivière du Rempart
Native Name Lang:	"fr"
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	-20.05°N 95°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Mauritius
Established Title:	Settled
Government Type:	District Council
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Mr. Ellayah Prembhoodas^[2]
Leader Title1:	Vice Chairman
Leader Name1:	Mr. Koobarawa Deokumar
Area Total Km2:	147.6
Population Footnotes:	^[3]
Population Total:	108,005
Population As Of:	2015
Population Rank:	6th in Mauritius
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	MUT
Utc Offset1:	+4
Iso Code:	MU-RR (Rivière du Rempart)

Rivière du Rempart (pronounced as /ʁivjɛː dʒi ʁɑ̃pɑː/) is a district of Mauritius, located in the north-east of the island. It has an area of 147.6 km² and an estimated population of 108,005, as of 31 December 2015.^[3]

Places

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

• Amaury (Southern part in Flacq district)
• Amitié-Gokhoola (Western part in Pamplemousses district)
• Barlow
• Belle Vue Maurel
• Brisée-Verdière (Southern part in Flacq district)
• Cap Malheureux
• Cottage
• Espérance Trébuchet
• Goodlands
• Grand Baie (Western part in Pamplemousses district)
• Grand-Gaube
• Le Vale
• Mapou (Southern part in Pamplemousses district)
• Panchavati
• Petit Raffray
• Piton (Western part in Pamplemousses district)
• Plaines des Roches (Southern part in Flacq district)
• Pointe de Lascars
• Poudre d'Or
• Poudre d'Or Hamlet
• Rivière-du-Rempart
• Roche-Terre
• Roches-Noires (Southern part in Flacq district)
• Villebague (Western part in Pamplemousses district and Southern part in Flacq district)

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

• Districts of Mauritius
• List of places in Mauritius

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404161853/http://localgovernment.gov.mu/English/Local%20Authorities/Pages/Municipal-and-District-Councils-in-Mauritius.aspx . 4 April 2014 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: List of District Councillors.
3. ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2015. Government of Mauritius. 19. Ministry of Finance & Economic Development. August. 2016. 23 December 2016.
4. Housing and population Census 2011. Government of Mauritius. Statistic office of Mauritius. 2011. 12 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021024635/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/cso/report/census11v1/volum1.pdf. 21 October 2013. dmy-all.
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"