Plaines Wilhems District

Plaines Wilhems   is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other villages. The Plaines Wilhems district does not have a District Council; it has four Municipal Town Councils. The towns are Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The villages are Midlands, Cascavelle (East - West in Rivière Noire district) and Moka (West- East in Moka district). The district was named after Wilhem Leicknig. Of Prussian origin, he settled on the island of Mauritius, then known as Isle de France, in 1721.

Education
Secondary schools in the district include:
 * Lycée La Bourdonnais - Curepipe
 * Dr. Regis Chaperon S.S.S
 * Lycée des Mascareignes- Moka
 * Royal College Curepipe - Curepipe
 * Queen Elizabeth College - Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
 * Collège du Saint-Esprit - Quatre-Bornes