Le Port, Réunion

Le Port
Harbor in Le Port
Coordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E / 20.9394°S 55.2872°ECoordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E / 20.9394°S 55.2872°E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Paul
Intercommunality	Territoire de la Côte Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Olivier Hoarau
Area^1	16.62 km^2 (6.42 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	36,952
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,800/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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. Le Port had a population of 36,952. It is the main harbour city of the island.^[1]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Le Port is twinned with:^[2]

• Durban, South Africa^[2][3][4]
• Toamasina, Madagascar^[2]
• Port Louis, Mauritius^[2]
• Quelimane, Mozambique^[2]

Politics and Media

This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes.^[1] Also, the newspaper of the party, Temoignages, has headquarters in Le Port.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Réunion department

References

• INSEE

Notes

1. http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf
2. Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires (French)
3. Les Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 (French)
4. "Sister Cities Home Page". 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.