East African Islands
Mauritius
Plaines Wilhems District

Vacoas

Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in , located in the , the eastern part also lies in the .
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  • Type: Suburb with 115,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Mauritius
  • Also known as: “Phoenix”, “Vacoa”, and “Vacoas-Phoenix”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trou aux Cerfs and Curepipe Botanic Gardens.

Volcano
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is a dormant, crater lake, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m high and located in , .

Park
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in Route des Jardins, , is the second largest botanical garden in . It has a relatively informal layout, and contains a river, lake and the world's rarest palm tree among other attractions. is situated 3½ km southeast of Vacoas.

College
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The is the most prestigious secondary school in , with high admission standards. Since 1791 it has been regarded as a school of excellence and started to build a consistent laureateship from the 1800s and now has 207 years of laureateship. is situated 4 km southeast of Vacoas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vacoas-Phoenix and Curepipe.

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also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in , located in the , the eastern part also lies in the .

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is a sprawling town in the centre of . At an altitude of 561 m, it marks the top of the ridge on the road between Port Louis and Vieux Grand Port, and the name may indicate that travellers rested here for long enough to smoke then clean out their clay pipes.

Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as La Ville des Fleurs, is a town in , located mainly in the . Its western part lies in the .

Vacoas

Latitude
-20.2989° or 20° 17′ 56″ south
Longitude
57.4927° or 57° 29′ 34″ east
Population
115,000
Elevation
390 metres (1,280 feet)
Open location code
5HFVPF2V+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9280540370
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
933945
Wiki­data ID
Q27759738
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vacoas” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Vacoas”
  • Dutch: “Vacoas”
  • French: “Vacoas”
  • Hungarian: “Vacoas”
  • Irish: “Vacoas”
  • Swedish: “Vacoas”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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