Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Town
Motto: 
"Tenax et fidelus"
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill is located in Mauritius
Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
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
 • Type Municipality
 • Mayor Mrs. Rajeneedavee Mootoo Caroopen
 • Deputy Mayor Mr. Jai Krishna Vishwanauth Choolun
Area
 • Total 20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation
 164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 104,610
 • Rank 3rd in Mauritius
 • Density 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+4 (MUT)
Climate Am
Website Municipal Council

Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or 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 habitants, making it the third largest city on the island.

Local Administration

Municipal elections

Municipal elections are held every 6 years, the mandate of the Mayor and 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.

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

Suburbs

The town of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is divided into different regions:

  • 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:

See also