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Rivière Noire translates to Black River. This region receives less rainfall than the others. The district has an area of 259 square kilometres (100 sq mi) and the population was estimated to be 80,939 as of 31 December 2015. [2] It is the third largest district of Mauritius in area, but the smallest in terms of population.
Albion is a locality situated within the Rivière Noire District of Mauritius. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 6,042 inhabitants. It is part of the District Council of Black River. The coastal area adjacent to Albion is encircled by reefs, a characteristic typical of Mauritius.
Tamarin (Mauritian Creole pronunciation:) is a village on the western coast of Mauritius. It has long been the seat of the council district of Rivière Noire (Black River). The district council recently moved to its new headquarters in Bambous , this village being more accessible to the villagers.
Many endemic plants and animals still occur in the park including the Mauritian flying fox and all of the island's endemic birds: Mauritius kestrel, pink pigeon, Mauritius parakeet, Mauritius cuckooshrike, Mauritius bulbul, Mauritius olive white-eye, Mauritius grey white-eye and Mauritius fody.
Chamarel is a village located in the western hills on the west coast of Mauritius at an elevation of about 850 feet (260 m) between Savanne and the Black river districts where the cascades are formed on the River du Capano flowing through an "amphitheater of abrupt rocks". It is a wooded plateau.
Flic-en-Flac (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [flikɑ̃flak]) is a seaside village on the west coast of Mauritius in the district of Black River. [1] [2] The name most likely comes from an Old Dutch phrase, "Fried Landt Flaak", meaning free, flat land. Its public white sandy beach is one of the longest on the island.
"Freshwater Country Profile Mauritius" (PDF). UN. 2004. "ASCLME 2012. National Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis. Mauritius. Contribution to the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project" (PDF). UNDP/GEF. 2012.
English: Map of Mauritius with the Black River District highlighted Español: Mapa de Isla Mauricio con el Distrito de Río Negro destacó Français : Carte de l'île Maurice avec le district de Black River souligné