Plaines Wilhems District

Plaines Wilhems (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [plɛn wilɛmz]) is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018.^[1] The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other villages. The Plaines Wilhems district does not have a District Council; it has four Municipal Town Councils. The towns are Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The villages are Midlands, Cascavelle (East – West in Rivière Noire district) and Moka (West- East in Moka district).^[2][3] The district was named after Wilhem Leicknig. Of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, in 1721.^[4][5]

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Plaines Wilhems
District
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Country	Mauritius
Government
Area
• Total	203.3 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	366,506
• Rank	1st in Mauritius
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 code	MU-PW (Plaines Wilhems)

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