Mauritius Map & Atlas

Mauritius is divided into 16 first-level administrative divisions:

Port Louis is the largest urban area in Mauritius with about 595,491 people.

Highest terrain in Mauritius: ≈ 818 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Mauritius at this map scale.

Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian

Regionally, Indo-Mauritian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 16 divisions, while Creole predominates in 3 divisions (Rodrigues, Agaléga, Rivière Noire).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Hindu is the most common religious group across most of the 16 divisions, while Roman Catholic predominates in 3 divisions (Rodrigues, Agaléga, Rivière Noire).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, one of the two official languages of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Creole is the most common language group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys