Plaines Wilhems District
Plaines Wilhems | |
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Trou aux Cerfs volcano | |
Map of Mauritius island with Plaines Wilhems District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′S 57°29′E / 20.300°S 57.483°E | |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.3 km2 (78.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 366,506 |
| • Rank | 1st in Mauritius |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| ISO 3166 code | MU-PW (Plaines Wilhems) |
Plaines Wilhems (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [plɛn wilɛmz]) is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other villages. The Plaines Wilhems district does not have a District Council; it has four Municipal Town Councils. The towns are Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The villages are Midlands, Cascavelle (East – West in Rivière Noire district) and Moka (West- East in Moka district). The district was named after Wilhem Leicknig. Of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, in 1721.