Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Town
	Plaza
	Motto: "Tenax et fidelus"
	Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill Municipal Council location
	Coordinates: 20°14′23.3″S 57°28′18.1″E / 20.239806°S 57.471694°E
Country	Mauritius
District	Plaines Wilhems
Settled	1722
Established	1868
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Mrs. Rajeneedavee Mootoo Caroopen
• Deputy Mayor	Mr. Jai Krishna Vishwanauth Choolun
Area
• Total	20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	104,610
• Rank	3rd in Mauritius
• Density	5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
Climate	Am
Website	Municipal Council

Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; French: Villes sœurs; Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [bobasɛ̃ ʁozil]) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and has a population of 147,066^[2] inhabitants, making it the third largest city on the island.

Local Administration

Municipal elections

Municipal elections are held every 6 years, the mandate of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is two years, then another one is chosen by the members of the board through a system of voting. For the Municipal elections held in November 2012, the town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill was divided into 6 wards compare to 4 previously.^[3]

Sports

The football team which represents the town is the Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, its home stadium is the Sir Gaetan Duval Stadium, the team currently plays in the National First Division for the 2014–2015 season.

Education

John Kennedy College
St Mary's College
Loreto College Rose Hill
St Andrew's School
Collège de La Confiance
Queen Elizabeth College
New Devton College
SSS Beau-Bassin
New Eton College
Institut Cardinal Jean Margéot (Maison de Carné)

Suburbs

The town of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is divided into different regions:^[3]

Beau-Bassin
Camp-Levieux
Coromandel
Lower Beau-Bassin
Mont-Roches
Roches-Brunes
Rose-Hill
Stanley
Trèfles
Barkly

Twin towns – sister cities

Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill is twinned with:

References

^ "Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands - Municipal and District Councils in Mauritius". Localgovernment.gov.mu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b 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)
^ ^a ^b "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

http://bbrh.org/

[1] "Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands - Municipal and District Councils in Mauritius". Localgovernment.gov.mu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[stats2018-2] 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)

[sub-3] "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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