Flacq (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [flak]) is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. It is the largest district, with an area of 297.9 km2. The population estimate is 138,221 (31 December 2022).

Places of interest

  • The small village of Trou d'Eau Douce is the site for visitors to take boats for tours on Île aux Cerfs island.
  • The beach Belle Mare attracts both Mauritians and tourists.

Places

Flacq District contains numerous villages. Note that the statistics do not take into account the two new village councils areas were created out of Écroignard and Grande Retraite out of Laventure in 2011 following the new Local Government Act.

Places by population, area and density
PlacePopulationArea in km2Population density per km2
Bel Air Rivière Sèche17,60518.15970
Centre de Flacq15,79120.27779
Lallmatie (West in Moka district)10,3878.921,164.5
Bon Accueil6,2034.381,416.2
Brisée Verdière (North in Rivière du Rempart district)7,51215.58482.2
Camp de Masque Pavé4,26010.38410.4
Camp de Masque2,7202.87947.7
Camp Ithier4,2695.52773.4
Clémencia1,82516.04113.8
Écroignard6,1893.811,624.4
Grand River South-East2,1079.26227.5
Laventure5,99514.39416.6
Mare La Chaux1,9251.531,258.2
Médine Camp de Masque (West in Moka district)7,1169.27767.6
Olivia, Mauritius3,66724.58149.2
Poste de Flacq8,45428.32298.5
Quatre Cocos5,87215.21386.1
Quatre Soeurs3,3175.01662.1
Queen Victoria2,89820.69140.1
Sébastopol5,55325.34219.1
St Julien (Haut de Flacq) (West in Moka district)2,67616.98157.6
St Julien D'Hotman (West in Moka district)3,3617.17468.8
Trou D'Eau Douce5,67211.08511.9

See also

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