Le Port, Réunion

Le Port is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. It has a population of 36,952. It is the main harbor city of the island.[2]

Le Port
Commune
Harbor in Le Port
Location of Le Port
Coordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Paul
CantonLe Port
IntercommunalityTerritoire de la Côte Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Olivier Hoarau
Area
1
16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
34,128
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97407 /97420
Elevation0–110 m (0–361 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns — Sister cities

Le Port is twinned with:[3]

Politics and Media

This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes.[2] Also, the newspaper of the party, Temoignages, has headquarters in Le Port.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf
  3. Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. Les Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. "Sister Cities Home Page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban


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