Vacoas-Phoenix
Vacoas-Phoenix
Villes Jumelles | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Vacoas-Phoenix | |
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| Motto: "Copia et Concordia" | |
  Vacoas-Phoenix Municipal Council location | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′0.17″S 57°28′28.23″E / 20.3000472°S 57.4745083°E | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| District | Plaines Wilhems |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mr. Praveen Kumar Ramburn |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mr. Mike Manfred Roy Mungur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 115,289 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Mauritius |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vacoassian / Phoenician |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | www |
Vacoas-Phoenix (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [vakwa feniks]) also known as French: Villes Jumelles (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Vacoas-Phoenix. The town lies between Quatre Bornes and Curepipe.
History
[edit]The towns of Vacoas and Phoenix fused in 1963. Vacoas-Phoenix fully became a municipality in 1968.
Politics
[edit]For the general elections, the town is classified as the No 15 constituency known as La Caverne and Phoenix and the No 16 Vacoas and Floreal constituency.
Sports
[edit]The football team of the town is the AS de Vacoas-Phoenix, they play in the Mauritian League, the top football division of the island nation.
The town hosted the official 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship.[3]
Sub-locality
[edit]The town of Vacoas-Phoenix is divided into different suburbs.[4][5]
- Bonne-Terre
- Camp Fouquereaux
- Castel
- Cinq Arpents
- Clairfonds
- Glen Park
- Henrietta
- Hermitage
- Highlands
- Hollyrood
- La Caverne Village
- La Marie
- Mesnil
- Phoenix
- Quinze Cantons
- Réunion
- Sadally
- Solférino
- St-Paul
- Visitation
- Vacoas
Government
[edit]Mauritius Qualifications Authority is headquartered in this town.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Vacoas-Phoenix is twinned with:[7]
Antsirabe, Madagascar
Nantong, China
Pune, India
Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Vacoas, Mauritius (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.5 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.9 (64.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 291.6 (11.48) |
400.2 (15.76) |
246.6 (9.71) |
209.9 (8.26) |
120.3 (4.74) |
96.1 (3.78) |
114.0 (4.49) |
119.4 (4.70) |
72.7 (2.86) |
62.9 (2.48) |
64.7 (2.55) |
197.1 (7.76) |
1,995.5 (78.57) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 179 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225.9 | 193.6 | 225.3 | 205.9 | 228.5 | 215.6 | 225.5 | 222.4 | 218.8 | 236.6 | 236.3 | 223.4 | 2,657.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 61 |
| Source: Mauritius Meteorological Services[8] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]
- List of places in Mauritius
- Phoenix Beverages, is the largest brewery of the island and is located in Phoenix
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit (2018). "DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018" (PDF). Dec. Government of Mauritius: 33. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Madagascar aiming for a podium spot at next FIBA U16 African Championship". FIBA. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. "Local Government Act 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. pp. 768–770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Contact Us". Mauritius Qualifications Authority. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
Mauritius Qualifications Authority Pont Fer, Phoenix
- ^ "Salient Features of Vacoas-Phoenix". vacoasphoenix.org. Vacoas-Phoenix. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Centre" (PDF). Mauritius Meteorological Services. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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