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The skyline of Port Louis, dominated by the Bank of Mauritius Tower. Port Louis is the financial centre of Mauritius, which has established itself as safe and trusted location for conducting business due to its strong democracy, political stability, and multilingual population. Located in Port Louis is the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. Also in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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.
The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering 2,300,000 square kilometres (670,000 square nautical miles). [14]
For communes with less than 10,000 inhabitants, this population census takes place every five years, with the population figures for the intervening years being estimated. The first complete census study under this plan was completed in 2008. In 2016, the commune had 5772 inhabitants, an increase of 4.17% compared to 2011.
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 ).