Wp/wlx/Port Louis
| Inception | 1735  |
|---|---|
| Official name | Port-Louis, Port Louis |
| Named after | Louis XV of France |
| Demonym | Portlouisien, Port-louisien, Portlouisienne, Port-louisienne |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Capital of | Mauritius, Isle de France, British Mauritius, Commonwealth realm of Mauritius, Port Louis District |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Port Louis District |
| Located in or next to body of water | Indian Ocean |
| Located in/on physical feature | Mauritius Island |
| Coordinate location | 20°9′43″S 57°29′56″E |
| Office held by head of government | mayor of Port Louis |
| Legislative body | Municipal City Council of Port Louis |
| Shares border with | Pamplemousses District, Moka District, Plaines Wilhems District, Rivière Noire District |
| Official website | https://mccpl.mu/ |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Port Louis, Mauritius |
| History of topic | timeline of Port Louis |
Port Louis (French: Port-Louis, [pɔʁ lwi] ⓘ; Mauritian Creole: Polwi bee Porlwi, [poːlwi]) e la kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko a Mauritius, naŋ be a Port Louis Desekyere, neŋ western lambogiri e fēē lɛ naŋ paale a Black River Desekyere.
Port Louis po-eŋɛɛ suburbs tɛɛtɛɛ mine te paale ne kyɛ ba e ko ama yoŋ:
Gɔbena
[edit | edit source]- Bell-Village
- Borstal
- Camp Yoloff
- Cassis
- Champ-de-Mars
- Cité La Cure
- Cité Vallijee
- Grande-Rivière-Nord-Ouest
- La Tour Koënig
- Pailles
- Plaine Lauzun
- Plaine-Verte
- Pointe-aux-Sables
- Roche-Bois
- Sainte-Croix
- Tranquebar
- Vallée-des-Prêtres
- Vallée-Pitot
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Port Louis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5
(88.7) |
31.4
(88.5) |
31.5
(88.7) |
30.7
(87.3) |
29.3
(84.7) |
27.6
(81.7) |
26.7
(80.1) |
26.8
(80.2) |
27.7
(81.9) |
28.8
(83.8) |
30.2
(86.4) |
31.1
(88.0) |
29.4
(85.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.8
(82.0) |
27.7
(81.9) |
27.7
(81.9) |
26.9
(80.4) |
25.4
(77.7) |
23.8
(74.8) |
23.0
(73.4) |
23.0
(73.4) |
23.6
(74.5) |
24.6
(76.3) |
26.0
(78.8) |
27.2
(81.0) |
25.6
(78.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1
(75.4) |
24.0
(75.2) |
23.8
(74.8) |
23.0
(73.4) |
21.5
(70.7) |
19.9
(67.8) |
19.3
(66.7) |
19.1
(66.4) |
19.4
(66.9) |
20.4
(68.7) |
21.8
(71.2) |
23.2
(73.8) |
21.6
(70.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 131
(5.2) |
160
(6.3) |
83
(3.3) |
87
(3.4) |
48
(1.9) |
24
(0.9) |
18
(0.7) |
19
(0.7) |
17
(0.7) |
15
(0.6) |
24
(0.9) |
85
(3.3) |
711
(27.9) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248 | 226 | 217 | 240 | 248 | 210 | 217 | 217 | 240 | 279 | 270 | 279 | 2,891 |
| Source 1: World Meteorological Organization. | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit | edit source]Template:Wp/wlx/See also Port Louis is twinned with:[1] Template:Wp/wlx/Div col
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Alexandria, Egypt
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Antsiranana, Madagascar
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Dakar, Senegal
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Doha, Qatar
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Foshan, China
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Karachi, Pakistan
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon La Possession, Réunion, France
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Lamentin, Guadeloupe, France
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Maputo, Mozambique
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Port Mathurin, Mauritius
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Pretoria, South Africa
- Template:Wp/wlx/Flagicon Saint-Malo, France
Nembanne mine
[edit | edit source]- Eugénie Poujade (1814-1881), writer and poet[2]
- Élysée Aviragnet (1828-1908), professor of literature and music notable people.
Meŋ kaa kyɛ
[edit | edit source]Tarejiihi
[edit | edit source]Ziiri mine liŋkiri
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