Le Port | |
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) Harbour in Le Port | |
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Location of Le Port  | |
| Coordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E / 20.9394°S 55.2872°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
| Canton | Le Port |
| Intercommunality | Territoire de la Côte Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Hoarau[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[2] | 34,128 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97407 /97420 |
| Elevation | 0–110 m (0–361 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Port is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. It has a population of 36,952. It is the main harbor city of the island.[3]
International relations
Le Port is twinned with:[4]
Durban, South Africa[4][5][6]
Toamasina, Madagascar[4]
Port Louis, Mauritius[4]
Quelimane, Mozambique[4]
Politics and Media
This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes.[3] Also, the newspaper of the party, Temoignages, has headquarters in Le Port.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ a b c http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf
- ^ a b c d e Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Les Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ "Sister Cities Home Page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Port Louis, Port Réunion, Port Toamasina. Thesis by Claude Lagier, PhD. (IOCL), 2009.