Mahebourg

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Mahebourg

Total population

15,500

Elevation20 m

Coordinates-20.41°, 57.71°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mahébourg is a small village on the south-eastern coast of the island of Mauritius, having a population of 15,457 as of 2015. It is considered the main town of the Grand Port District.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Nathacha Appanah

Mauritian-French author

Ananda Devi

Mauritian writer

D

Dayendranath Burrenchobay

Governor-General of Mauritius

Satcam Boolell

politician

N

Ned Charles

footballer

Z

Zulu

Mauritian musician

H

Henri Favory

Mauritian writer, actor and playwright

Hans Nayna

Estonian-Mauritian singer-songwriter (born 1989)

J

Jeanne Gerval ARouff

écrivaine

E

Elizabeth Douglas

(1840-1923)

N

Nirveda Alleck

Rémy Ollier

political activist in Mauritius, 1816 to 1845

E

Edgar de Rochecouste

L

Louis de Rochecouste

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

Nearby places in Grand Port

• Beau Vallon
  0.7 mi away · pop. 6,900
• Petit Bel Air
  1 mi away
• Rivière des Créoles
  1.6 mi away
• Grand Bel Air
  1.6 mi away
• Blue Bay
  2.4 mi away
• Old Grand Port
  2.6 mi away
• Plaine Magnien
  3.2 mi away
• Riche en Eau
  3.5 mi away
• Bois des Amourettes
  3.6 mi away
• Camp Carol
  3.9 mi away
• Trois Boutiques
  4.7 mi away
• Mare d’Albert
  4.9 mi away

Browse all places in Grand Port →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Madagascar Giant Day Gecko

Phelsuma grandis

Seen 2026-06-06

Ornate Day Gecko

Phelsuma ornata

Seen 2026-06-03

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

Seen 2026-05-26

Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Seen 2026-05-14

Mauritius Flying-fox

Pteropus niger

Seen 2026-05-03

Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp

Polistes olivaceus

Seen 2026-04-28

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Seen 2026-04-24

Star of Bethlehem

Hippobroma longiflora

Seen 2026-04-22

shining begonia

Begonia humilis

Seen 2026-04-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mahebourg, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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