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Port Louis is the country's financial and political centre. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2018 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 147,066. [2]
Port Louis (French: 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. The district wholly encompasses Port Louis , the capital of the country.
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [1] [2], the total population was 1,298,915 in 2021, compared to 479,000 in 1950. [3] The proportion of the population aged under 15 was 21.9% in 2010. [3] 71.2% were between 15 and 65 years of age, with 6.9% being 65 years or older. [3]
End of World War II is celebrated at Champ de Mars, Town Hall, Luna Park, Majestic, Citadel, Signal Mountain, and streets of Port Louis. Port Louis Theatre in the 1950s. 1951 - Fort Adelaide (La Citadelle) murders and hanging; 1952 - Population: 84,539. [24] 1953 - Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute founded in nearby Réduit. [12] 1956 ...
The capital city of Port Louis remained relatively unchanged until the mid-1990s, yet now reflects the irreversible damage that has been inflicted on its built heritage. Rising land values are pitted against the cultural value of historical structures in Mauritius, while the prohibitive costs of maintenance and the steady decline in traditional ...
Location of Port Louis in the Falkland Islands. Port Louis is a settlement on northeastern East Falkland. It was established by Louis de Bougainville on 5 April 1764 as the first French settlement on the islands, but was then transferred to Spain in 1767 and renamed Puerto Soledad (In Spanish, East Falkland is known as Isla Soledad). Map of ...
At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India established warehouses in Port-Louis. They later built additional warehouses across the bay in 1628, at the location which became known as "L'Orient" (the Orient in French). In 1664, during the reign of King Louis XIV, the French East India Company was established at ...
Citadel of Port-Louis. Alain Manesson Mallet : Les travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre . The Citadel of Port-Louis is a citadel built in the 16th century by the Spaniards, then modified in the 17th century by the Frenchmen in Port-Louis (France) .