Port Louis

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capital city human settlement port city

Port Louis is the capital and largest city of Mauritius, serving as its main economic, political, and cultural center as well as a key regional port in the Indian Ocean.

Aliases (2)

Central Market of Port Louis ×1
Port Louis District ×1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → human settlement → port city →
capitalOf	Mauritius →
commonLanguage	French → Mauritian Creole →
country	Mauritius →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 43 metres →
foundedBy	French colonists →
foundedInCentury	18th century →
hasAirportAccess	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (via road) →
hasClimate	tropical savanna climate →
hasFunction	administrative capital of Mauritius → commercial hub of Mauritius → financial center of Mauritius →
hasLandmark	Aapravasi Ghat → Caudan Waterfront → Central Market of Port Louis → Champ de Mars Racecourse → Citadel Fort Adelaide →
hasPort	Port Louis Harbour →
is	key regional port in the Indian Ocean → main cultural center of Mauritius → main economic center of Mauritius → main political center of Mauritius →
isSeatOf	Government of Mauritius → National Assembly of Mauritius → Supreme Court of Mauritius →
largestCityOf	Mauritius →
locatedIn	Indian Ocean →
locatedInDistrict	Port Louis District →
locatedInTimeZone	Mauritius Time →
locatedOn	island of Mauritius →
namedAfter	Louis XV of France →
officialLanguage	English →
population	over 140000 inhabitants →
utcOffset	+4 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mauritius →	capital
Francophonie →	hasKeyCity
Port Louis ("Central Market of Port Louis") →	hasLandmark
Indian Ocean →	hasMajorPort
Mauritius →	largestCity
Port Louis ("Port Louis District") →	locatedInDistrict