Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
	Town
	Motto(s): "Tenax et fidelus"
	Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill Municipal Council location
	Coordinates: 20°14′23.3″S 57°28′18.1″E
Country	Mauritius
District	Plaines Wilhems
Settled	1722
Established	1868
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Lord Mayor	Mr. Fong Suk Koon Ken Fat
• Deputy Mayor	Mr. Cerveaux Jules Alain
Area
• Total	20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Population (2018)[2]
• Total	147,066
• Rank	3rd in Mauritius
• Density	7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
Climate	Am
Website	Municipal Council

Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill (French: Villes sœurs; Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [bobasɛ̃ ʁozil]) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill and has a population of 147,066[2] habitants, making it the third largest city on the island.

Politics

Municipal Elections

Municipal elections are held every 6 years, the mandate of the Lord Mayor and the Deputy Mayor is two years, then another one is chosen by the members of the board through a system of voting. For the Municipal elections held in November 2012, the town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill was divided into 6 wards compare to 4 previously.[3]

Sports

The football team which represents the town is the Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, its home stadium is the Sir Gaetan Duval Stadium, the team currently plays in the National First Division for the 2014-2015 season.

Education

John Kennedy College
St Mary's College
Loreto College Rose Hill
St Andrew's School
Collège de La Confiance
Queen Elizabeth College
New Devton College
SSS Beau-Bassin
New Eton College
Institut Cardinal Jean Margéot (Maison de Carné)

Suburbs

The town of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill is divided into different regions.[3]

Beau-Bassin
Camp-Levieux
Coromandel
Lower Beau-Bassin
Mont-Roches
Roches-Brunes
Rose-Hill
Stanley
Trèfles
Barkly

Twin towns – sister cities

Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill is twinned with:

Changzhou
Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Quartier Militaire

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References

"Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands - Municipal and District Councils in Mauritius". Localgovernment.gov.mu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit (2018). "DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018" (PDF). Dec. Government of Mauritius: 33. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

http://bbrh.org/

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[1] "Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands - Municipal and District Councils in Mauritius". Localgovernment.gov.mu. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[stats2018-2] Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit (2018). "DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018" (PDF). Dec. Government of Mauritius: 33. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[sub-3] "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)