MAURITIUS

Republic of Mauritius · MU / MUS / 480

ISO 3166-1 MUS · 480

Mauritius is a eastern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 1,265,303, uses MUR, speaks English, French, and Mauritian Creole.

Population 1,265,303

Area (km²) 2,040

Capital Port Louis

Region Eastern Africa

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ISO alpha-3: MUS
ISO numeric: 480
Calling code: +230
TLD: .mu
Driving side: —
Currencies: MUR
Languages: eng, fra, mfe
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇲🇺

Cities

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Port Louis Port Louis 155,226

Vacoas Plaines Wilhems 115,289

Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Plaines Wilhems 111,355

Curepipe Plaines Wilhems 78,618

Quatre Bornes Plaines Wilhems 77,308

Triolet Pamplemousses 24,361

Goodlands Rivière du Rempart 21,063

Bel Air Rivière Sèche Flacq 18,036

Bambous Black River 17,818

Centre de Flacq Flacq 17,710

Mahébourg Grand Port 17,042

Saint Pierre Moka 16,704

Le Hochet Pamplemousses 15,662

Baie du Tombeau Pamplemousses 15,301

Trou aux Biches Pamplemousses 14,706

Rose Belle Grand Port 12,619

Chemin Grenier Savanne 12,457

Grand Baie Rivière du Rempart 12,173

Lallmatie 11,910

Terre Rouge Pamplemousses 11,210

New Grove Grand Port 11,023

Rivière du Rempart Rivière du Rempart 10,825

Plaine Magnien Grand Port 10,778

Rouge Terre Pamplemousses 10,760

Lalmatie Flacq 10,641

Pailles Moka 10,622

Surinam Savanne 10,621

Rivière des Anguilles Savanne 9,927

Pamplemousses Pamplemousses 9,682

Montagne Blanche 00 9,440

Petit Raffray Rivière du Rempart 9,410

Moka Moka 9,364

Richelieu Black River 9,178

Poste de Flacq Flacq 8,659

Port Mathurin Rodrigues 8,350

Plaine des Papayes Pamplemousses 7,925

L’Escalier Grand Port 7,899

Grand Bois Savanne 7,804

Long Mountain Pamplemousses 7,775

Grand Gaube Rivière du Rempart 7,706

Brisée Verdière Flacq 7,696

Belle Vue Maurel Rivière du Rempart 7,607

Belle Vue Harel Pamplemousses 7,607

Pointe aux Piments Pamplemousses 7,556

Dagotière Moka 7,468

Nouvelle France Grand Port 7,238

Beau Vallon Grand Port 7,016

Bon Accueil Flacq 6,553

Quartier Militaire Moka 6,424

Calodyne Rivière du Rempart 6,252

Airports

top 2

MRU

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

Large airport

RRG

Sir Charles Gaetan Duval Airport

Medium airport

Universities

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University of Mauritius

uom.ac.mu

University of Technology

utm.ac.mu

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Mauritius use?: MUR.
What languages are spoken in Mauritius?: English, French, and Mauritian Creole.
What is the capital of Mauritius?: Port Louis.
How many cities are in Mauritius?: 116 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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