Pamplemousses () is a

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, located in the northwest of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for

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s. The district has an area of 178.7 km² and an estimated population of 139,966, as of 31 December 2015.

Places of interest

The district hosts the SSR botanical garden, or Jardin Botanique Sir

Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (18 September 1900 – 15 December 1985), often referred to as Chacha "Uncle" Ramgoolam or SSR, was a Mauritian physician, politician, and wikt:statesman, statesman. He served as the island's only chief minister, first ...

, renamed in 1988 in honor of the first prime minister of Mauritius. The garden was first constructed by

Pierre Poivre Pierre Poivre (23 August 1719 – 6 January 1786) was an 18th-century horticulturist and botanist. He was born in Lyon, France. He was a missionary to East Asia, intendant of French colonial islands in the Indian Ocean, and wearer of the cordon ...

(1719–1786) in 1770. The area is 25

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s. The garden features spices, ebonies,

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s and many more. It also features

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es as well as 85 varieties of palms from

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and the islands around the

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. The district is the home of the

Pamplemousses SC Pamplemousses Sporting Club is a Mauritian football club based in Belle Vue Harel. They play in the Mauritian League, the top tier of Mauritian football. Ground Their home stadium is Stade Anjalay (cap. 18,000), located in Belle Vue Maurel, P ...

local

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team.

Places

The Pamplemousses District includes different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. *

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* Baie-du-Tombeau *

Belle Vue Harel Belle Vue Harel is a village in Mauritius that is located in the Pamplemousses District in the northern part of the island. It is located next to Plaine des Papayes village. It is part of the larger Plaine des Papayes area which as of 2011 had 7,6 ...

* Calebasses * Congomah * Crève-Cœur * D'Épinay *

Fond du Sac Fond du Sac is a village in Mauritius located in Pamplemousses District. The village is administered by the Fond du Sac Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. According to the 2011 census by Statistics Mauritius, th ...

Grand Baie Grand Baie (or sometimes Grand Bay) is a coastal village in Mauritius located mainly in the Rivière du Rempart District. The western part of the village lies inside the Pamplemousses District. The village is administered by the Grand Baie Villag ...

(Eastern part in

Rivière du Rempart District Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to: Places Belgium * Rivière, Profondeville, a village Canada * La Rivière, Manitoba, a community * Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough France * La Rivière, Giro ...

) *

Le Hochet Le Hochet is a village located in the Pamplemousses District of Mauritius. According to the 2011 census, the population was 15,034. See also * Districts of Mauritius * List of places in Mauritius This is a list of populated places in Mauriti ...

Montagne Longue Montagne or Montagné may refer to: People * Camille Montagne (1784–1866), French military physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Mont. (of Montagne) is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical na ...

Mapou Mapou is a village in northern Mauritius, located in Rivière du Rempart District. The village is administered by the Mapou Village Council under the aegis of the Rivière du Rempart District Council. According to the census by Statistics Maurit ...

(Northern part in

) * Morcellement Saint-André * Notre-Dame * Pamplemousses *

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(Eastern part in

) * Plaine-des-Papayes * Pointe-aux-Piments * Terre-Rouge *

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Trou-aux-Biches Trou-aux-Biches is a small town with a public beach on the northern coast of Mauritius, in the district of Pamplemousses. According to the World Travel group, the beach is one of the most beautiful on the island. They awarded it the World's Leadin ...

* Ville-Bague (Eastern part in

)

References

Districts of Mauritius {{Mauritius-geo-stub