Vacoas-Phoenix

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Vacoas-Phoenix

Total population

107,678

Coordinates-20.29°, 57.50°

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

Overview

Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, 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.

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).

Nearby places in Plaines Wilhems

• Vacoas
  0.5 mi away
• Saint Paul
  0.8 mi away
• Phoenix
  0.9 mi away
• Mesnil
  1.1 mi away
• Solferino
  1.3 mi away
• Castel
  1.4 mi away
• Tres bon
  1.6 mi away
• Floreal
  1.6 mi away
• Sodnac
  1.8 mi away
• Camp Fouquereaux
  2 mi away
• Candos
  2.1 mi away
• Curepipe
  2.1 mi away · pop. 81,600

Browse all places in Plaines Wilhems →

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

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-09-18

Ti

Cordyline fruticosa

Seen 2026-09-15

Red Ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Seen 2026-09-15

Mile-a-minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Seen 2026-09-15

Torch ginger

Etlingera elatior

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-09-14

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Seen 2026-09-14

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-09-14

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Gehyra mutilata

Seen 2026-09-13

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