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Mauritius
Plaines Wilhems District

Midlands

Plaines Wilhems is a district of . 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 villages.
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  • Type: Village with 4,550 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Mauritius
  • Also known as: “Midlands, Mauritius”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curepipe and Rose-Belle.

Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Town
is a small town in southeastern . is situated 8 km southeast of Midlands.

Hamlet
Photo: GregRoquette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the district of . The village has been abandoned because of the smell of the nearby Landfill site. is situated 8 km southeast of Midlands.

Midlands

Latitude
-20.33994° or 20° 20′ 24″ south
Longitude
57.56933° or 57° 34′ 10″ east
Population
4,550
Elevation
303 metres (994 feet)
Open location code
5HFVMH69+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10570679249
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
934282
Wiki­data ID
Q6842481
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Midlands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Midlands”
  • Chinese: “米德兰兹”
  • Dutch: “Midlands, Mauritius”
  • Dutch: “Midlands”
  • Hungarian: “Midlands”
  • Irish: “Midlands”
  • Swedish: “Midlands”

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