Mauritius — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Mauritius had an estimated population of 1,268,044 in 2005, with 143 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Mauritius today — population now 1,265,059, against 1,268,044 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 1,268,044 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 1,257,215 | 1,265,059 | +1% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Louis | 615,505 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Louis | Black River | 155,226 | 155,226 now |
| 2 | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Plaines Wilhelm | 110,822 | 111,355 now |
| 3 | Vascoas-Phoenix | Plaines Wilhelm | 106,761 | — |
| 4 | Curepipe | Plaines Wilhelm | 84,200 | 78,618 now |
| 5 | Quatre Bornes | Plaines Wilhelm | 80,961 | 77,308 now |
| 6 | Triolet | Pamplemousses | 23,269 | 24,361 now |
| 7 | Goodlands | Riviere du Rempart | 20,910 | 21,063 now |
| 8 | Central Flacq | Flacq | 17,710 | — |
| 9 | Bel Air | Flacq | 17,671 | — |
| 10 | Mahébourg | Grand Port | 17,042 | 17,042 now |
| 11 | Saint Pierre | Moka | 16,414 | 16,704 now |
| 12 | Le Hochet | Pamplemousses | 15,197 | 15,662 now |
| 13 | Baie du Tombeau | Pamplemousses | 13,152 | 15,301 now |
| 14 | Bambous | Black River | 13,047 | 17,818 now |
| 15 | Rose Belle | Grand Port | 12,619 | 12,619 now |
| 16 | Chemin Grenier | Savanne | 12,457 | 12,457 now |
| 17 | Riviere du Rempart | Riviere du Rempart | 11,675 | 10,825 now |
| 18 | Grand Baie | Riviere du Rempart | 11,512 | 12,173 now |
| 19 | Plaine Magnien | Grand Port | 10,778 | 10,778 now |
| 20 | Pailles | Moka | 10,622 | 10,622 now |
| 21 | Surinam | Savanne | 10,621 | 10,621 now |
| 22 | Lalmatie | Flacq | 10,404 | 10,641 now |
| 23 | New Grove | Grand Port | 9,935 | 11,023 now |
| 24 | Rivière des Anguilles | Savanne | 9,927 | 9,927 now |
| 25 | Terre Rouge | Pamplemousses | 9,566 | 11,210 now |
| 26 | Petit Raffray | Riviere du Rempart | 9,117 | 9,410 now |
| 27 | Moka | Moka | 8,842 | 9,364 now |
| 28 | Pamplemousse | Pamplemousses | 8,836 | — |
| 29 | Montagne Blanche | Moka | 8,661 | 9,440 now |
| 30 | LʿEscalier | Grand Port | 8,408 | 7,899 now |
| 31 | Grand Bois | Savanne | 7,804 | 7,804 now |
| 32 | Long Mountain | Pamplemousses | 7,775 | 7,775 now |
| 33 | Plaines des Papayes | Pamplemousses | 7,617 | — |
| 34 | Pointe aux Piments | Pamplemousses | 7,556 | 7,556 now |
| 35 | Brisee Verdiere | Flacq | 7,374 | 7,696 now |
| 36 | Medine-Camp de Masque | Flacq | 7,244 | — |
| 37 | Nouvelle France | Grand Port | 7,238 | 7,238 now |
| 38 | Grand Gaube | Riviere du Rempart | 7,156 | 7,706 now |
| 39 | Poste de Flacq | Flacq | 7,133 | 8,659 now |
| 40 | Beau Vallon | Grand Port | 7,016 | 7,016 now |
| 41 | Dagotière | Moka | 6,915 | 7,468 now |
| 42 | Bon Accueil | Flacq | 6,553 | 6,553 now |
| 43 | Quartier Militaire | Moka | 6,424 | 6,424 now |
| 44 | Laventure | Flacq | 6,171 | — |
| 45 | Morcellement Saint André | Pamplemousses | 6,150 | — |
| 46 | Port Mathurin | Rodrigues | 6,032 | 8,350 now |
| 47 | Ecroignard | Flacq | 5,952 | — |
| 48 | Piton | Riviere du Rempart | 5,909 | — |
| 49 | Fond du Sac | Pamplemousses | 5,796 | — |
| 50 | Sébastopol | Flacq | 5,745 | — |
| 51 | Roches Noires | Riviere du Rempart | 5,733 | — |
| 52 | Quatre Cocos | Flacq | 5,724 | — |
| 53 | Trou dʿEau Douce | Flacq | 5,665 | — |
| 54 | Petite Rivière | Black River | 5,331 | — |
| 55 | DʿEpinay | Pamplemousses | 5,228 | — |
| 56 | Richelieu | Black River | 5,196 | 9,178 now |
| 57 | Belle Vue Maurel | Riviere du Rempart | 5,088 | 7,607 now |
| 58 | Camp Diable | Savanne | 5,082 | — |
| 59 | Poudre dʿOr | Riviere du Rempart | 4,933 | — |
| 60 | Chamouny | Savanne | 4,913 | — |
| 61 | Cap Malheureux | Riviere du Rempart | 4,803 | — |
| 62 | Mare dʿAlbert | Grand Port | 4,786 | — |
| 63 | Calebasses | Pamplemousses | 4,648 | — |
| 64 | Midlands | Plaines Wilhelm | 4,546 | — |
| 65 | Camp de Masque Pavé | Flacq | 4,520 | — |
| 66 | Camp Ithier | Flacq | 4,401 | — |
| 67 | Souillac | Savanne | 4,392 | — |
| 68 | Plaine des Roches | Riviere du Rempart | 4,218 | — |
| 69 | Saint Hubert | Grand Port | 4,170 | — |
| 70 | Trois Boutiques | Grand Port | 4,098 | — |
| 71 | Union Park | Grand Port | 4,098 | — |
| 72 | Olivia | Flacq | 3,980 | — |
| 73 | Notre Dame | Pamplemousses | 3,959 | — |
| 74 | Lataniers-Mont Lubin | Rodrigues | 3,872 | — |
| 75 | Tamarin | Black River | 3,764 | — |
| 76 | Petit Gabriel | Rodrigues | 3,722 | — |
| 77 | Bois Chéri | Savanne | 3,711 | — |
| 78 | The Vale | Riviere du Rempart | 3,707 | — |
| 79 | Cottage | Riviere du Rempart | 3,646 | — |
| 80 | Quatre Soeurs | Flacq | 3,515 | — |
| 81 | Gros Cailloux | Black River | 3,361 | — |
| 82 | Saint Julien dʿHotman | Flacq | 3,335 | — |
| 83 | Albion | Black River | 3,254 | — |
| 84 | Rivière des Créoles | Grand Port | 3,208 | — |
| 85 | Roche Terre | Riviere du Rempart | 3,199 | — |
| 86 | Saint Julien | Flacq | 3,188 | — |
| 87 | Providence | Moka | 3,126 | — |
| 88 | Crève Coeur | Pamplemousses | 3,097 | — |
| 89 | Ripailles | Moka | 3,050 | — |
| 90 | Queen Victoria | Flacq | 3,025 | — |
| 91 | Old Grand Port | Grand Port | 3,006 | — |
| 92 | Rivière Cocos | Rodrigues | 2,943 | — |
| 93 | Mangues-Quatre Vents | Rodrigues | 2,920 | — |
| 94 | Amaury | Riviere du Rempart | 2,912 | — |
| 95 | Plaine Corail-La Fouche Corail | Rodrigues | 2,881 | — |
| 96 | Port Sud-Est | Rodrigues | 2,764 | — |
| 97 | Dubreuil | Moka | 2,726 | — |
| 98 | Camp de Masque | Flacq | 2,721 | — |
| 99 | Mare Tabac | Grand Port | 2,719 | — |
| 100 | Oyster Bay | Rodrigues | 2,639 | — |
| 101 | Cascavelle | Black River | 2,613 | — |
| 102 | Arsenal | Pamplemousses | 2,599 | — |
| 103 | Villebague | Pamplemousses | 2,577 | — |
| 104 | Bel Ombre | Savanne | 2,545 | — |
| 105 | LʿAvenir | Moka | 2,533 | — |
| 106 | Grand River South East | Flacq | 2,472 | — |
| 107 | Grande Riviere Noire | Black River | 2,361 | — |
| 108 | Baie du Cap | Savanne | 2,331 | — |
| 109 | Espérance Trébuchet | Riviere du Rempart | 2,323 | — |
| 110 | Camp Thorel | Moka | 2,299 | — |
| 111 | Poudre dʿOr Hamlet | Riviere du Rempart | 2,281 | — |
| 112 | Rivière du Poste | Grand Port | 2,280 | — |
| 113 | La Gaulette | Black River | 2,216 | — |
| 114 | Grand Sable | Grand Port | 2,208 | — |
| 115 | Verdun | Moka | 2,208 | — |
| 116 | Bénarès | Savanne | 2,156 | — |
| 117 | Amitié-Gokhoola | Riviere du Rempart | 2,112 | — |
| 118 | Roche Bon Dieu-Trèfles | Rodrigues | 2,095 | — |
| 119 | Mare La Chaux | Flacq | 2,058 | — |
| 120 | Flic en Flac | Black River | 2,010 | — |
| 121 | Melrose | Moka | 2,002 | — |
| 122 | Bois des Amourettes | Grand Port | 1,986 | — |
| 123 | Coromandel-Graviers | Rodrigues | 1,978 | — |
| 124 | Congomah | Pamplemousses | 1,956 | — |
| 125 | Espérance | Moka | 1,878 | — |
| 126 | Clémencia | Flacq | 1,835 | — |
| 127 | Saint Aubin | Savanne | 1,659 | — |
| 128 | Cluny | Grand Port | 1,629 | — |
| 129 | Britannia | Savanne | 1,561 | — |
| 130 | Bambous Virieux | Grand Port | 1,540 | — |
| 131 | Case Noyale | Black River | 1,525 | — |
| 132 | Piments-Baie Topaze | Rodrigues | 1,470 | — |
| 133 | Grand Bel Air | Grand Port | 1,452 | — |
| 134 | Le Morne | Black River | 1,321 | — |
| 135 | La Laura-Malenga | Moka | 1,313 | — |
| 136 | Mapou | Riviere du Rempart | 1,288 | — |
| 137 | Petit Bel Air | Grand Port | 1,232 | — |
| 138 | La Ferme | Rodrigues | 1,131 | — |
| 139 | Baie Malgache | Rodrigues | 1,095 | — |
| 140 | Grand Baie-Montagne Goyaves | Rodrigues | 859 | — |
| 141 | Chamarel | Black River | 723 | — |
| 142 | Bananes | Grand Port | 652 | — |
| 143 | Mare Chicose | Grand Port | 442 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaines Wilhelm | 382,146 |
| 2 | Flacq | 138,447 |
| 3 | Pamplemousses | 133,870 |
| 4 | Port Louis | 133,789 |
| 5 | Grand Port | 115,391 |
| 6 | Riviere du Rempart | 107,250 |
| 7 | Moka | 80,544 |
| 8 | Savanne | 70,158 |
| 9 | Black River | 70,046 |
| 10 | Rodrigues | 36,403 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.