Moka (district)
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Moka is a district
of Mauritius
in the central plateau of the island. The capital is named Quartier Militaire
. Moka is also one of the two landlocked districts in Mauritius, the other is Plaines Wilhems. It has Latitude of 20° 13' 0S, and a Longitude of 57° 30' 0E . Its altitude is 698 ft. As of the 2000 census, the district has population of 75,479 and covers an area of 231 km². The Moka district is devoted largely to agriculture, but recently the district and its towns has experienced major changes and agriculture importance is decreasing in Moka District.
Moka has a very famous co-ed College called Mahatma Gandhi Institute. This college caters for grades 6 to High School. This college was created/donated by the Government of India and started as an experimental college. It got really popular and now ranks 3rd in the whole country. The college campus is placed in a very scenic valley.
Moka- Moka Town, Telfair, Camp Sammy, La Laura, Magenta
Saint Pierre- Saint Pierre quarter, Cote D'or, Helvetia, Circonstance
Alma- Alma Village, Dagotiere, Verdun
Quartier Militaire- Quartier Militaire Town, Providence, Valetta, Route 16 & 15 Vuillemin
Belle Rive
Camp Thorel
Districts and dependencies of Mauritius
||The island of Mauritius is divided into 9 districts :# Black River # Flacq # Grand Port # Moka # Pamplemousses # Plaines Wilhems...
of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
in the central plateau of the island. The capital is named Quartier Militaire
Quartier Militaire
Quartier Militaire is a town found in the centre of Mauritius, found in the Moka District and the capital of the Garden District. It houses the District Council of the region. It has a population of over 30,600...
. Moka is also one of the two landlocked districts in Mauritius, the other is Plaines Wilhems. It has Latitude of 20° 13' 0S, and a Longitude of 57° 30' 0E . Its altitude is 698 ft. As of the 2000 census, the district has population of 75,479 and covers an area of 231 km². The Moka district is devoted largely to agriculture, but recently the district and its towns has experienced major changes and agriculture importance is decreasing in Moka District.
Moka has a very famous co-ed College called Mahatma Gandhi Institute. This college caters for grades 6 to High School. This college was created/donated by the Government of India and started as an experimental college. It got really popular and now ranks 3rd in the whole country. The college campus is placed in a very scenic valley.
Towns and villages
The district of Moka is divided into various towns and villages. The major quarters are:Moka- Moka Town, Telfair, Camp Sammy, La Laura, Magenta
Saint Pierre- Saint Pierre quarter, Cote D'or, Helvetia, Circonstance
Alma- Alma Village, Dagotiere, Verdun
Quartier Militaire- Quartier Militaire Town, Providence, Valetta, Route 16 & 15 Vuillemin
Belle Rive
Camp Thorel