Pamplemousses

Infobox Dist and Dep MU
name=Pamplemousses District


capital=Triolet
population=122,352
population_as_of=2000
pop_rank=N/A
area=179
area_rank=N/A
pop_dens=2,906.48
places=N/A
area_code=N/A
ISO=MU-PA (Pamplemousses)

Pamplemousses is a district of Mauritius in the north of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. Its capital is Triolet. It hosts the SSR botanical garden, or Jardin Botanique Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, renamed in 1988 in honor of the first prime minister of Mauritius.The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719-1786) in 1770. The area is 25 hectares. The garden features spices, ebonies, sugar canes and many more. It also features lotuses as well as 85 varieties of palms from Central America, Asia, Africa and the islands around the Indian Ocean.

Places

*Fond du Sac
*Triolet
*Beau Plan

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Pamplemousses
North = "Indian Ocean"
Northeast =
East = Rivière du Rempart
Southeast = Flacq
South = Moka
Southwest = Port Louis
West = "Indian Ocean"
Northwest =