Country Mauritius ISO 3166 code MU | Time zone MUT (UTC+4) Area code 230 | |
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Districts Savanne and Grand Port district | ||
Rivière Du Poste is a village in the south part of Mauritius located in both Savanne and Grand Port district. The village is administered by the Rivière du Poste Village Council under the aegis of the Savanne District Council. According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2011, the population was at 2,170. The neighboring villages are La Flora (North West), Mare Tabac and Rose Belle (North East) and Camp Diable and Riviere Dragon in the south of the village.
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Map of Rivi%C3%A8re Du Poste, Mauritius
History
Rivière du Poste is named after the second largest river in Mauritius which cross by the village and separating it into two district Savanne and Grand Port. The local Post office opens in 1909 which was before a Railway Station.
A popular attraction is the Pont Rouge (English: Red bridge) which is an old railway track which is now used by pedestrian to cross the river. There are numerous attraction such as waterfalls across the river at different spots.
Sub locality
The village itself is distributed into 4 parts: