Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; ; ) is a town in

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, located in the

Plaines Wilhems District Plaines Wilhems () is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other v ...

. It is administered by the

Municipal Council of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill The Municipal Council of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill () is the local authority responsible for the administration of the town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius. Since 28 August 2024, the mayor is Jean Didier David Utile and th ...

and has a population of 147,066 inhabitants, making it the third largest city on the island.

Local administration

Municipal elections

Municipal elections are held every six years, the mandate of the

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and

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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 six wards compared to four previously.

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

*John Kennedy College * St Mary's College * Loreto College Rose Hill * St Andrew's School *

Collège de La Confiance Collège de La Confiance is a confessional college located in Beau-Bassin Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; ; ) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Bea ...

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* New Devton College * SSS Beau-Bassin *

New Eton College The New Eton College (NEC) is a private secondary school in Rose Hill, Mauritius. Founded in 1932, it provides education to the boys of Rose Hill and surrounding regions. The College was owned by the Société Goinsamy Venkatasamy and subsequent ...

*Institut Cardinal Jean Margéot (Maison de Carné)

Suburbs

The town of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is divided into different regions: * 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: *

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* Saint-Pierre,

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References

External links

* http://bbrh.org/ {{Authority control Beau Bassin-Rose Hill