Moka District

Moka () is a district of Mauritius, situated in the central plateau of the island. The district has an area of 230.5 km2. The population was estimated to be 83,664 at the end of 2019.

History The district of Moka was named after Moka port in Yemen. That port was the origin of the coffee plants which were imported by the French East India Company to Mauritius in the 18th century. The coffee plants were imported to the area of Mauritius that became Moka District.

Places of interest Bagatelle Mall

Places The Moka District includes different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. Note that the statistics do not take into account that Ripailles was created out of Nouvelle Découverte and that Pailles was absorbed by Port-Louis Municipal Council in 2011 following the new Local Government Act. Places by population, area and density Place Population Area in km² Population density per km² Camp Thorel 2,128 12.77 166.6 Dagotière 7,146 10.7 667.9 Dubreuil (East in Flacq District) 2,840 80 35.5 Espérance 1,884 7.64 246.6 La Laura - Malenga 1,288 4.87 264.5 L'Avenir 2,701 8.42 320.8 Melrose 1,955 4.39 445.3 Moka (West in Plaines Wilhems district) 8,846 17.44 507.2 Montagne Blanche (East in Flacq District) 9,053 19.63 461.2 Pailles 11,618 14.62 794.7 Providence 3,285 3.72 883.1 Quartier Militaire 7,046 6.89 1,022.6 Nouvelle Découverte 3,024 22.04 137.2 St Pierre 15,982 13.06 1,223.7 Verdun 2,181 4.15 525.5

Education

French international schools: Lycée des Mascareignes - senior high (sixth form)"Nous contacter ." Lycée des Mascareignes. Retrieved on March 4, 2015. "Helvetia Saint Pierre Ile MAURICE " École du Centre/Collège Pierre-Poivre - Primary and junior high school"École du Centre - Collège Pierre-Poivre." AEFE. Retrieved on 4 May 2015.Home page. École du Centre - Collège Pierre-Poivre. Retrieved on 4 May 2015.

Moka District

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