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The Grand Port District include different regions; however, some regions are further divided into different suburbs. Midlands and Seizième Mille village council areas are geographically in Plaines Wilhems district and have thus not been included in the places found in Grand Port. However, the
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is a small island where the original ecosystems of Mauritius have been to some degree rehabilitated. The bay of Grand-bay also known as Mahebourg bay itself offers a relatively well preserved underwater flora and fauna which makes it an ideal snorkeling site.
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and that Trois Boutiques was renamed Trois Boutiques (Union Vale) in 2011 following the new Local Government Act. The islands only airport of
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for the Grand Port District council. Note that the statistics do not take into account that Camp Carol was created out of
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contains indigenous forests and a range of endangered plants and animals. Off the coast,
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on the coast, inside the Grand Port Bay. Built by the Dutch and later taken over by the
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achieved an ultimately futile naval victory over a comparable British squadron at the
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Grand Port is named after the village of 'Old Grand Port' which saw the first
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landing and the first port of the island. It is centered on the town of
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Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2016).
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trees. Situated on the southeast coast, not far from
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The district's most well known and popular beach is
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Index

District
Sugar cane plantations near Rose Belle
Map of Mauritius island with Grand Port District highlighted
Mauritius
20°24′S 57°38′E / 20.40°S 57.64°E / -20.40; 57.64
Mauritius
Mauritius
Time zone
UTC+4
MUT
ISO 3166 code
[ɡʁɑ̃poː]
district
Mauritius
French

adding to it
Dutch
Mahébourg
French
frigates
Battle of Grand Port
Île de la Passe

adding to it
Blue Bay
filao
Mahébourg
yachting
windsurfing

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