Port Louis

Port Louis
Port Louis
	Ceety
	Aerial view o Port Louis
	Banner Seal
	Motto(s): "Concordia et Progressio" ; (Laitin for "Harmony an Progress")
	Port Louis Municipal Cooncil location
	Coordinates: 20°9′51.7896″S 57°30′14.7738″E / 20.164386000°S 57.504103833°ECoordinates: 20°9′51.7896″S 57°30′14.7738″E / 20.164386000°S 57.504103833°E
Country	Mauritius
Destricts	Port Louis Destrict
Toun	25 August 1966
Ceety	12 December 2011
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipality
• Lord Mayor	Aslam Adam Hossenally
• Deputy Lord Mayor	Mrs Marie Christiane Dorine CHUKOWRY
Area
• Total	46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	148,001
• Rank	1st in Mauritius
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
Website	Municipal Council

Port Louis (French pronunciation: [pɔʁlwi]) is the caipital o Mauritius. It is the lairgest ceety o the kintra an main port, that borders the Indian Ocean. It is locatit in the Port Louis Destrict. The population is 147,688 (2003 census).

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

Port Louis wis awready in uiss as a harbour in 1638. In 1735, unner French govrenment, it becam the admeenistrative centre o Mauritius an a major reproveesionin halt for French ships traivellin aroond the Cape o Guid Howp. The Port is named in honour o King Louis XV. The first Govrenor wis Coont Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais.

Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Le Port Réunion^[3] La Possession, syne 1979.^[4] Ahmedabad, Indie Saint-Malo, Fraunce syne 1999 Quebec Ceety, Canadae	Doha, Qatar Foshan, Cheenae Franceville, Gabon Jaipur, Indie Surat, Indie

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ "Municipal & District Councils in Mauritius". Government of Mauritius. Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2010. Retrieved 24 Julie 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2012). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012" (PDF). 31 December. Government of Mauritius: 22. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
↑ Ville de la Possession - Jumelages Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

Malcolm de Chazal, Petrusmok, The Standard Printing Est., 1951, La Table Ovale, 1979
Marie-Thérèse Humbert, La montagne des signaux, Paris: Stock, 1994
Khal Torabully, Kot sa parol la - Rôde parole, poésie en créole et français, Mauritius: éditions Le Printemps, 1996

Fremmit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

Port Louis Travel Guide Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
Municipal wabsteid Archived 2006-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[mem-1] "Municipal & District Councils in Mauritius". Government of Mauritius. Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2010. Retrieved 24 Julie 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[stats2012-2] Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2012). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012" (PDF). 31 December. Government of Mauritius: 22. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[Ville-Porte-3] Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[4] Ville de la Possession - Jumelages Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

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