Pamplemousses () is a

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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

, located in the north west of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the

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word for

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s. The district has an area of 178.7 km² and the population estimate was at 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 (in traditional Hindi: Shivsagar Ram Gulam) (18 September 1900 – 15 December 1985; often referred to as ''Chacha Ramgoolam'' or ''SSR'') was a Mauritian physician, politician, and statesman. He served as the island's ...

, renamed in 1988 in honor of the first prime minister of Mauritius. The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719–1786) in 1770. The area is 25

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s. The garden features

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s, 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 top division in Mauritian football. Ground Their home stadium is Stade Anjalay (cap. 18,000), located in Belle Vue Maurel, Pamplemousses. A ...

local football team.

Places

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

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* Baie-du-Tombeau * Belle Vue Harel * Calebasses * Congomah * Crève-Cœur * D'Épinay * Fond du Sac *

Grand Baie Grand Baie (or sometimes Grand Bay) is a coastal village in Mauritius located in the Rivière du Rempart District, but the western part also lies inside the Pamplemousses District. The village is administered by the Grand Baie Village Council un ...

(Eastern part in Rivière du Rempart District) *

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

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 made by Statistics M ...

(Northern part in Rivière du Rempart District) * Morcellement Saint-André * Notre-Dame * Pamplemousses *

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(Eastern part in Rivière du Rempart District) * 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 Leadi ...

* Ville-Bague (Eastern part in Rivière du Rempart District)

References

Districts of Mauritius {{Mauritius-geo-stub