Plaines Wilhems () is a district of Mauritius. 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. The Plaines Wilhems district does not have a District Council; it has four Municipal Town Councils. The towns are Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The villages are Midlands, Cascavelle (East – West in Rivière Noire District) and Moka (West- East in Moka District). The district was named after Wilhem Leicknig. Of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, in 1721.
Education
Secondary schools in the district include: Lycée La Bourdonnais – CurepipeHome page. Lycée La Bourdonnais. Retrieved on 4 May 2015. "Rue Rochecouste – Forest Side – Curepipe – MAURICE" Dr. Regis Chaperon S.S.S Lycée des Mascareignes – Moka Royal College Curepipe – Curepipe Queen Elizabeth College – Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill Collège du Saint-Esprit – Quatre-Bornes Doha Academy – Curepipe Gaetan Raynal State College – Quatre Bornes John Kennedy College – Beau Bassin Rose Hill Vacoas State Secondary School – Vacoas Forest Side State Secondary School – Curepipe Notre Dame College – Curepipe Eden College Boys – Quatre Bornes Sodnac State Secondary School – Quatre Bornes Loreto College Quatre Bornes – Quatre Bornes
See also
List of places in Mauritius
References