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Vacoas-Phoenix () 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Vacoas-Phoenix
Settlement.official_name
Vacoas-Phoenix
Settlement.native_name
Villes Jumelles
Settlement.native_name_lang
"fr"
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Mauritius vacoas-phoenix.jpg
Settlement.motto
"Copia et Concordia"
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mauritius
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_label
Vacoas-Phoenix
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Municipal Council location
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mauritius
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Plaines Wilhems
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Mr. Sunjeevsingh Dindyal

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Mauritius
Population
107678
Area
54
Official website
www.vacoasphoenix.org
Image
Mauritius vacoas-phoenix.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Sainte-Suzanne
Commons category
Vacoas-Phoenix
topic's main category
Category:Vacoas-Phoenix
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Highlights
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Sub-locality
  • Government
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References

Vacoas-Phoenix () 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.

==Highlights== The towns of Vacoas and Phoenix merged in 1963, becoming a municipality in 1968. Today, it has a population of approximately 110,000 and serves as a commercial and residential hub.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vacoas-Phoenix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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