Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
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°E / -20.239806; 57.471694Coordinates: 20°14′23.3″S 57°28′18.1″E / 20.239806°S 57.471694°E / -20.239806; 57.471694
Country Mauritius Mauritius
Districts Plaines Wilhems
Settled 1722
Established 1868
Government[1]
  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 (2012)[2]
  Total 111,355
  Rank 3rd in Mauritius
  Density 5,111.5/km2 (13,239/sq mi)
Time zone MUT (UTC+4)
Climate Am
Website Municipal Council

Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill (French: Villes sœurs) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, it is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill. According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2012, the population of the town was at 111,355.[2]

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

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

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill.

References

  1. "Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands - Municipal and District Councils in Mauritius". Localgovernment.gov.mu. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  2. 1 2 Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2012). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2012" (PDF). 31 December. Government of Mauritius: 22. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

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