Vacoas-Phoenix
Villes Jumelles | |
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Town | |
| Vacoas-Phoenix | |
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| Motto: "Copia et Concordia" | |
  Vacoas-Phoenix Municipal Council location | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′0.17″S 57°28′28.23″E / 20.3000472°S 57.4745083°E | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| District | Plaines Wilhems |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mr. Praveen Kumar Ramburn |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mr. Mike Manfred Roy Mungur |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 115,289 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Mauritius |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vacoassian / Phoenician |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | www |
Vacoas-Phoenix (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [vakwa feniks]) also known as French: Villes Jumelles (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Vacoas-Phoenix. The town lies between Quatre Bornes and Curepipe.
History
[edit]The towns of Vacoas and Phoenix fused in 1963. Vacoas-Phoenix fully became a municipality in 1968.
Politics
[edit]For the general elections, the town is classified as the No 15 constituency known as La Caverne and Phoenix and the No 16 Vacoas and Floreal constituency.
Sports
[edit]The football team of the town is the AS de Vacoas-Phoenix, they play in the Mauritian League, the top football division of the island nation.
The town hosted the official 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship.[3]
Sub-locality
[edit]The town of Vacoas-Phoenix is divided into different suburbs.[4][5]
- Bonne-Terre
- Camp Fouquereaux
- Castel
- Cinq Arpents
- Clairfonds
- Glen Park
- Henrietta
- Hermitage
- Highlands
- Hollyrood
- La Caverne Village
- La Marie
- Mesnil
- Phoenix
- Quinze Cantons
- Réunion
- Sadally
- Solférino
- St-Paul
- Visitation
- Vacoas
Government
[edit]Mauritius Qualifications Authority is headquartered in this town.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Vacoas-Phoenix is twinned with:[7]
Antsirabe, Madagascar
Nantong, China
Pune, India
Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Vacoas (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 313.6 (12.35) |
338.2 (13.31) |
291.0 (11.46) |
175.8 (6.92) |
123.1 (4.85) |
102.3 (4.03) |
118.1 (4.65) |
97.0 (3.82) |
77.4 (3.05) |
61.0 (2.40) |
80.6 (3.17) |
165.0 (6.50) |
1,943.2 (76.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16.6 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 174.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 215.9 | 192.6 | 215.4 | 215.4 | 226.1 | 216.9 | 217.7 | 220.9 | 220.6 | 246.1 | 233.5 | 233.1 | 2,654.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 61 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Mauritius Meteorological Services (extremes, humidity and percent sun 1971-2000)[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]
- List of places in Mauritius
- Phoenix Beverages, is the largest brewery of the island and is located in Phoenix
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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) - ^ "Madagascar aiming for a podium spot at next FIBA U16 African Championship". FIBA. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. "Local Government Act 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. pp. 768–770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Contact Us". Mauritius Qualifications Authority. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
Mauritius Qualifications Authority Pont Fer, Phoenix
- ^ "Salient Features of Vacoas-Phoenix". vacoasphoenix.org. Vacoas-Phoenix. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Plaine Magnien". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Centre" (PDF). Mauritius Meteorological Services. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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