Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; French: Villes sœurs; Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [bobasɛ̃ ʁozil]) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and has a population of 147,066[2] habitants, making it the third largest city on the island.
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | |
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Town | |
| Motto: "Tenax et fidelus" | |
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill Municipal Council location | |
| Coordinates: 20°14′23.3″S 57°28′18.1″E / 20.239806°S 57.471694°ECoordinates: 20°14′23.3″S 57°28′18.1″E / 20.239806°S 57.471694°E | |
| Country | Mauritius |
| District | Plaines Wilhems |
| Settled | 1722 |
| Established | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Lord Mayor | Mr. Fong Suk Koon Ken Fat |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mr. Cerveaux Jules Alain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 104,610 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Mauritius |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | Municipal Council |
Politics
Municipal Elections
Municipal elections are held every 6 years, the mandate of the Lord Mayor and the Deputy Mayor is two years, then another one is chosen by the members of the board through a system of voting. For the Municipal elections held in November 2012, the town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill was divided into 6 wards compare to 4 previously.[3]
Sports
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The football team which represents the town is the Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, its home stadium is the Sir Gaetan Duval Stadium, the team currently plays in the National First Division for the 2014–2015 season.
Education
- John Kennedy College
- St Mary's College
- Loreto College Rose Hill
- St Andrew's School
- Collège de La Confiance
- Queen Elizabeth College
- New Devton College
- SSS Beau-Bassin
- New Eton College
- Institut Cardinal Jean Margéot (Maison de Carné)
Suburbs
The town of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is divided into different regions:[3]
- Beau-Bassin
- Camp-Levieux
- Coromandel
- Lower Beau-Bassin
- Mont-Roches
- Roches-Brunes
- Rose-Hill
- Stanley
- Trèfles
- Barkly
Twin towns – sister cities
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill is twinned with:
See also
- Jardin Balfour (Mauritius)
- List of places in Mauritius
- The regional news website of the town
References
- ^ . Localgovernment.gov.mu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit (2018). "DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018" (PDF). Dec. Government of Mauritius: 33. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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