Port Louis
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Capital city | |
Port Louis skyline Champ de Mars Aerial view of Port Louis Port Louis Harbour | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): "Concordia et Progressio" (Latin for "Harmony and Progress") | |
  Port Louis Location in Mauritius & Indian Ocean  Port Louis Port Louis (Indian Ocean) | |
| Coordinates: 20°9′52″S 57°30′15″E / 20.16444°S 57.50417°E | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| District | Port Louis District |
| Founded | 1638 |
| Town | 25 August 1966 |
| City | 12 December 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Lord Mayor | Mamode Issop Nujuraully |
| • Deputy Lord Mayor | Aurelie Francesca Chrystabelle Dookhee |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 147,066 |
| • Rank | 1st in Mauritius |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 (Mauritius Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | (Not Observed) |
| Website | Municipal Council |
Port Louis (French: Port-Louis, [pɔʁ lwi] ; Mauritian Creole: Polwi or Porlwi, [poːlwi]) is the capital and most populous city of Mauritius, mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's financial and political centre. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2018 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 147,066.[2]
- ^ "Municipal & District Councils in Mauritius". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 24 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit (2018). "DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018" (PDF). Dec. Government of Mauritius. p. 33. Retrieved 21 May 2020.