Port Louis District
Port Louis is a district of Mauritius, located in the northwest of the island, it is the island nation's smallest district and has the highest population density.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: district of Mauritius with 118,000 residents
- Description: district of Mauritius
- Also known as: “District of Port Louis”
- Neighbors: Pamplemousses
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and National Library of Mauritius.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries.
National Library of Mauritius
Library
The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius is the national library of Mauritius. It has been entrusted by law as the national institution responsible for collecting, bibliographically recording, preserving and making available the nation's collective…
Mauritius Postal Museum
Museum
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mauritius Postal Museum is the Postal museum in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Louis and Baie du Tombeau.
Port Louis
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Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Baie du Tombeau
Town
Baie du Tombeau is a village in Mauritius located in the Pamplemousses District, situated near the Rivière du Tombeau. The village is administered by the Baie du Tombeau Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. Baie du Tombeau is situated 6 km northwest of Port Louis District.
Caudan Waterfront
Quarter
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel.
Port Louis District
- Location: Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Port Louis District” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Distritu de Puertu Lluis”
- Azerbaijani: “Port-Lui (rayon)”
- Azerbaijani: “Port-Lui”
- Catalan: “Districte de Port Louis”
- Chinese: “路易港區”
- Danish: “Port Louis District”
- Dutch: “Port Louis”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Port-Louis”
- French: “Port Louis”
- French: “Port-Louis”
- Galician: “Port Louis”
- Georgian: “პორტ-ლუის ოლქი”
- German: “Port Louis (Distrikt)”
- German: “Port Louis”
- Italian: “Distretto di Port Louis”
- Japanese: “ポートルイス県”
- Korean: “포트루이스구”
- Lithuanian: “Port Luiso rajonas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Louis”
- Norwegian: “Port Louis”
- Persian: “ناحیه پورت لوئیس”
- Polish: “Port Louis”
- Portuguese: “Port Louis”
- Portuguese: “Porto Luís”
- Romanian: “Districtul Port Louis”
- Russian: “Порт-Луи”
- Sinhala: “පෝට් ලුවී දිස්ත්රික්කය (මුරුසිය)”
- Sinhala: “පෝට් ලුවී දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Slovenian: “Port Louis”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Port Louis”
- Swedish: “Port Louis”
- Tamil: “போர்ட் லூயிஸ் மாவட்டம்”
- Turkish: “Port Louis Bölgesi (Mauritius)”
- Turkish: “Port Louis Bölgesi”
- Turkish: “Port Louis ilçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Порт-Луї”
- Urdu: “پورٹ لوئس ضلع”
- Wu Chinese: “路易港區”
- Yue Chinese: “路易港區”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Priest’s Peak and Vallée des Prêtres.
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