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

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

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

↑ "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

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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