Savanne District

District in Mauritius

Savanne Savannah
District
Rochester Falls
Map of Mauritius island with Savanne District highlighted
Coordinates: 20°28′S 57°30′E / 20.467°S 57.500°E / -20.467; 57.500
Country	Mauritius
Government ^[1]
• Type	District Council
• Chairman	Mr. Jugurnauth Sridhur
• Vice Chairman	Mr. Chengan Joovalen
Area
• Total	244.8 km² (94.5 sq mi)
Population (2015)^[2]
• Total	68,585
• Rank	8th in Mauritius
• Density	280/km² (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
ISO 3166 code	MU-SA (Savanne)

Savanne (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [savan]) or Savannah is a district of Mauritius, situated in the south of the island. The district has an area of 244.8 km2 and, as of 31 December 2015, the estimated population was 68,585.^[2] The southern part of the island is one of the most scenic and unspoilt.

History

Places of interest

Ganga Talao

The World of Seashells
Bel Ombre Nature Reserve (also known as Heritage Nature Reserve)
Macondé View Point

Places

The Savanne District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs.^[2]^[3]

Baie-du-Cap
Bel-Ombre
Bénarès
Batimarias
Bois-Chéri
Britannia
Camp Diable
Chamouny
Chemin-Grenier
Grand Bois
La Flora
Rivière-des-Anguilles
Rivière Du Poste
Saint-Aubin
Souillac
Surinam

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2016). "ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS 2015" (PDF). August. Government of Mauritius: 19. Retrieved 23 December 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Statistic office of Mauritius (2011). "Housing and population Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)