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L’Assurance

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Total population

1,500

Coordinates-20.25°, 57.55°

Demographic figures from Statistics Mauritius. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

L’Assurance is a village located in Moka, Mauritius. Around 1,500 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. L’Assurance maps to -20.253°, 57.555° — squarely within the tropical belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,029 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.2530
Longitude
57.5547
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,982
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-whiskered Bulbul
    Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    599
  • Red Fody
    Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    557
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    555
  • Zebra Dove
    Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    477
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    432
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    427
  • Mauritius Gray White-eye
    Zosterops mauritianus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    379
  • Madagascar turtle-dove
    Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    342

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Moka

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,029

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org