Plaine Magnien

Plaine Magnien
Village
Plaine Magnien
Coordinates: 20°25′43″S 57°39′11″E / 20.42861°S 57.65306°E / -20.42861; 57.65306Coordinates: 20°25′43″S 57°39′11″E / 20.42861°S 57.65306°E / -20.42861; 57.65306
Country Mauritius Mauritius
Districts Grand Port District
Elevation 57 m (187 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 10,443
Time zone UTC+4 (MUT)
Area code(s) 230
ISO 3166 code MU
Climate Af

Plaine Magnien is a village in southeast Mauritius located in the Grand Port District. Saint Esprit Prestige Store, one of the most popular retail store of the village, is found on the main road near the Mauritius Commercial bank. Plaine Magnien has an all girls State Secondary School, France Boyer de la Giroday SSS. In addition, it is the birthplace of the former Governor-General of Mauritius, Dayendranath Burrenchobay. According to the Statistics Mauritius census in 2011, the population was at 10,443.[1] The village is the location of the only airport on the island, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Table G1 - Resident population by geographical location, whereabouts on census night and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. 2011: 2. Retrieved 8 September 2013.


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