BAMBOUS

Black River · MAURITIUS (MU) · 20.26°S / 57.41°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 934,778

Bambous is a city in Mauritius with a population of 17,818. It sits at -20.26/57.41, runs on Indian/Mauritius, is 3 km from Cascavelle.

Population 17,818

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Indian/Mauritius

All facts

fields

Country: Mauritius
Subdivision: Black River
Coords: 20.26°S / 57.41°E
UTC offset: +4
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Cascavelle Black River 2,613 3.4 km

SW Flic en Flac Black River 2,010 4.3 km

N Albion Black River 3,254 5.4 km

NE Gros Cailloux Black River 3,361 6.0 km

NE Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Plaines Wilhems 111,355 6.8 km

E Quatre Bornes Plaines Wilhems 77,308 7.7 km

NE Petite Rivière Black River 5,331 7.9 km

SW Tamarin Black River 4,371 8.5 km

SE Vacoas Plaines Wilhems 115,289 8.8 km

NE Richelieu Black River 9,178 9.0 km

Air access

nearby

MRU

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

Large airport

34.8 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Bambous?: 17,818 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bambous in?: Indian/Mauritius.
Which country is Bambous in?: Mauritius (MU).
Which airport serves Bambous?: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU).
How far is Bambous from Port Louis?: About 14 km.
Does Bambous have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Mauritius?: English and French.
What currency is used in Mauritius?: Mauritius Rupee.
How many cities are in Mauritius?: 116 on record.
Which admin region is Bambous in?: Black River.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/934778

{
  "data": {
    "id": 934778,
    "name": "Bambous",
    "ascii_name": "Bambous",
    "country_code": "MU",
    "population": 17818,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Indian/Mauritius",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -20.25667,
    "longitude": 57.40611
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.8x the population of Cascavelle.
3 km from Cascavelle.
Same timezone (Indian/Mauritius) as 115 other cities in Mauritius.