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Moka

(district)
Moka District
Location of Moka District in Mauritius
Capital Moka
Population 75,479 (2000)
Ranked N/A
Area 221 km² Ranked N/A
Population density 341.53/km² Ranked {{{popdens_rank}}}
Number of places N/A
Area codes N/A
ISO 3166-2 code MU-MO (Moka)
Website NA

Moka is a district of Mauritius in the central plateau of the island. The capital is named Quartier Militaire. Moka is also the one of the two landlocked districts in Mauritius, the other is Plaines Wilhems. It has Latitude of 20° 13' 0S , and a Longitude of 57° 30' 0E . It's Altitude is 698 ft. As of the 2000 census, the district has population of 75,479 and covers an area of 231 km². The Moka district is devoted largely to agriculture. It is not a big tourist attraction, though.

Moka has a very famous co-ed College called Mahatma Gandhi Institute. This college caters for grades 6 to High School. This college was created/donated by the Government of India and started as an experimental college. It got really popular and now ranks 3rd in the whole country. The college campus is placed in a very scenic valley.


Northwest: Port Louis North: Pamplemousses Northeast: Flacq
West: Plaines Wilhems Moka East: Flacq
Southwest: Plaines Wilhems South: Grand Port


 
Districts and dependencies of Mauritius
Flag of Mauritius
Districts
Black River | Flacq | Grand Port | Moka | Pamplemousses | Plaines Wilhems | Port Louis | Rivière du Rempart | Savanne
Dependencies
Agalega Islands | Cargados Carajos Shoals | Rodrigues


Coordinates: 20°15′S, 57°34′E


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