Vacoas-Phoenix
Town in Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
Vacoas-Phoenix (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [vakwa feniks] ⓘ) also known as French: Villes Jumelles (Twin Cities), 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.
01History
The towns of Vacoas and Phoenix fused in 1963. Vacoas-Phoenix fully became a municipality in 1968.
02Politics
For the general elections, the town is classified as the No 15 constituency known as La Caverne and Phoenix and the No 16 Vacoas and Floreal constituency.
03Sports
The football team of the town is the AS de Vacoas-Phoenix, they play in the Mauritian League, the top football division of the island nation.
The town hosted the official 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship.
04Education
JSS Academy of Technical Education, Mauritius is a college located at Avenue Droopnath Ramphul, Bonne Terre, Vacoas, Mauritius.
05Sub-locality
The town of Vacoas-Phoenix is divided into different suburbs.
- Bonne-Terre
- Camp Fouquereaux
- Castel
- Cinq Arpents
- Clairfonds
- Glen Park
- Henrietta
- Hermitage
- Highlands
- Hollyrood
- La Caverne
- La Marie
- Modern
- Mesnil
- Phoenix
- Quinze Cantons
- Réunion
- Sadally
- Solférino
- St-Paul
- Visitation
- Vacoas
06Government
Mauritius Qualifications Authority is headquartered in this town.
07Twin towns, sister cities
Vacoas-Phoenix is twinned with:
- Antsirabe, Madagascar
- Nantong, China
- Pune, India
- Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France
08Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Vacoas (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 313.6 (12.35) |
338.2 (13.31) |
291.0 (11.46) |
175.8 (6.92) |
123.1 (4.85) |
102.3 (4.03) |
118.1 (4.65) |
97.0 (3.82) |
77.4 (3.05) |
61.0 (2.40) |
80.6 (3.17) |
165.0 (6.50) |
1,943.2 (76.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16.6 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 174.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 215.9 | 192.6 | 215.4 | 215.4 | 226.1 | 216.9 | 217.7 | 220.9 | 220.6 | 246.1 | 233.5 | 233.1 | 2,654.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 61 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Mauritius Meteorological Services (extremes, humidity and percent sun 1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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