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Town in Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius

Vacoas-Phoenix (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [vakwa feniks]) also known as French: Villes Jumelles (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Vacoas-Phoenix. The town lies between Quatre Bornes and Curepipe.

History[edit]

The towns of Vacoas and Phoenix fused in 1963. Vacoas-Phoenix fully became a municipality in 1968.

Politics[edit]

For the general elections the town is classified as the No 15 constituency known as La Caverne and Phoenix and the No 16 Vacoas and Floreal constituency.

The football team of the town is the AS de Vacoas-Phoenix, they play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football.

The town hosted the official 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship.[3]

Sub-locality[edit]

The town of Vacoas-Phoenix is divided into different suburbs.[4][5]

  • Belle-Terre
  • Camp Fouquereaux
  • Castel
  • Cinq Arpents
  • Clairfonds
  • Glen Park
  • Henrietta
  • Hermitage
  • Highlands
  • Hollyrood
  • La Caverne Village
  • La Marie
  • Mesnil
  • Phoenix
  • Quinze Cantons
  • Réunion
  • Sadally
  • Solférino
  • St-Paul
  • Visitation
  • Vacoas

Government[edit]

Mauritius Qualifications Authority is headquartered in this town.[6]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Vacoas-Phoenix is twinned with:[7]

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Vacoas, Mauritius (1971-2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		30.0
(86.0) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.6
(88.9)
Average high °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.1
(75.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		27.1
(80.8) 		25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		21.3
(70.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		21.5
(70.6)
Average low °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.9
(64.1)
Record low °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		11.6
(52.9) 		14.3
(57.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		11.8
(53.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.7
(45.9) 		8.0
(46.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		9.4
(48.9) 		14.0
(57.2) 		7.7
(45.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 291.6
(11.48) 		400.2
(15.76) 		246.6
(9.71) 		209.9
(8.26) 		120.3
(4.74) 		96.1
(3.78) 		114.0
(4.49) 		119.4
(4.70) 		72.7
(2.86) 		62.9
(2.48) 		64.7
(2.55) 		197.1
(7.76) 		1,995.5
(78.57)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 16 18 17 17 15 14 17 18 13 11 10 13 179
Average relative humidity (%) 83 85 84 85 83 82 83 82 83 83 83 82 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 225.9 193.6 225.3 205.9 228.5 215.6 225.5 222.4 218.8 236.6 236.3 223.4 2,657.8
Percent possible sunshine 56 55 60 60 67 67 67 63 61 61 61 55 61
Source: Mauritius Meteorological Services[8]

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