Flacq | |
Native Name Lang: | "fr" |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mauritius |
Established Title: | Settled |
Area Total Km2: | 297.9 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 138,460 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Rank: | 2nd in Mauritius |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | MUT |
Utc Offset1: | +4 |
Iso Code: | MU-FL (Flacq) |
Flacq (pronounced as /flak/) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. It is the largest district, having an area of 297.9 km², the population estimate was 138,460 as of 31 December 2015.[1]
The small village of Trou d'Eau Douce is the site for visitors to take boats for tours on Île aux Cerfs island. The beach Belle Mare attracts a lot of Mauritians and tourists.
The Flacq District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.[2] Note that the statistics do not take into account the two new village councils areas were created out of Écroignard and Grande Retraite out of Laventure in 2011 following the new Local Government Act.[3]
Places by population, area and density | ||||||||
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Place | data-sort-type="number" | Population[4] | data-sort-type="number" | Area in km²[5] | data-sort-type="number" | Population density per km² | ||
17,605 | 18.15 | 970 | ||||||
15,791 | 20.27 | 779 | ||||||
Lallmatie (West in Moka district) | 10,387 | 8.92 | 1,164.5 | |||||
Bon Accueil | 6,203 | 4.38 | 1,416.2 | |||||
Brisée Verdière (North in Rivière du Rempart district) | 7,512 | 15.58 | 482.2 | |||||
Camp de Masque Pavé | 4,260 | 10.38 | 410.4 | |||||
Camp de Masque | 2,720 | 2.87 | 947.7 | |||||
Camp Ithier | 4,269 | 5.52 | 773.4 | |||||
Clémencia | 1,825 | 16.04 | 113.8 | |||||
Écroignard | 6,189 | 3.81 | 1,624.4 | |||||
Grand River South-East | 2,107 | 9.26 | 227.5 | |||||
Laventure | 5,995 | 14.39 | 416.6 | |||||
Mare La Chaux | 1,925 | 1.53 | 1,258.2 | |||||
Médine Camp de Masque (West in Moka district) | 7,116 | 9.27 | 767.6 | |||||
Olivia, Mauritius | 3,667 | 24.58 | 149.2 | |||||
Poste de Flacq | 8,454 | 28.32 | 298.5 | |||||
5,872 | 15.21 | 386.1 | ||||||
Quatre Soeurs | 3,317 | 5.01 | 662.1 | |||||
Queen Victoria | 2,898 | 20.69 | 140.1 | |||||
5,553 | 25.34 | 219.1 | ||||||
St Julien (Haut de Flacq) (West in Moka district) | 2,676 | 16.98 | 157.6 | |||||
St Julien D'Hotman (West in Moka district) | 3,361 | 7.17 | 468.8 | |||||
Trou D'Eau Douce | 5,672 | 11.08 | 511.9 |