The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-level administrative divisions after the Outer Islands of Mauritius.
Mauritius Island
Mauritius Island is divided into nine districts which consist of one city, four towns, and 130 villages. Its capital is Port Louis.
The Plaines Wilhems District consists mainly of four towns: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes, and Vacoas-Phoenix. The other districts consist of different villages, some of which are further divided into suburbs. As of 31 December 2012, the urban population stood at 536,086 and the rural population was 718,925.
Districts Area km2 Population ('000, 2021) Flacq 297.9 138.7 Grand Port 260.3 112.6 Moka 230.5 83.8 Pamplemousses 178.7 142.4 Plaines Wilhems 203.3 365.4 Port Louis 42.7 117.5 Rivière du Rempart 147.6 108.1 Rivière Noire 259 85.2 Savanne 244.8 68.2 Total 1864.8 1 266.1
Autonomous region and Villages Rodrigues used to be the tenth district of Mauritius, until the island gained autonomy in 2002. Its capital is Port Mathurin. Autonomous region Area km2 Population (2025) Rodrigues 108 44.3k
Dependencies of Mauritius Agaléga. Saint Brandon Chagos Archipelago Tromelin Island
The capital of Agaléga is Vingt-Cinq.
Saint Brandon is sparsely populated, its main settlement is Île Raphael (pop. 40).
Chagos Archipelago is an overseas British territory disputed with Mauritius. Its capital is Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Tromelin Island has an ongoing dispute with the French Southern and Antarctic Lands part of France. Debated on whether part of Mauritius or not.
See also
ISO 3166-2:MU List of places in Mauritius Outer Islands of Mauritius
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