This map of Mauritius shows the capital (Port-Louis), the destination covered in our guides and the main cities, with national parks and international airports.
Mauritius has no land border with another country on our base map. Its coasts face: Indian Ocean. The outlying territories (Rodrigues) are shown in insets, each with its own scale.
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Key: red star = capital; blue dot = destination covered by a Destination de Voyage guide; blue italic name = region or island with a guide; grey dot = other city; plane = international airport (IATA code); brown triangle = summit (elevation); green areas = national parks (green square = national park shown as a point); thick orange line = expressway, light orange = main road; black-and-white line = main railway; grey dashes = regional boundaries; blue = rivers and lakes; shading = terrain; grid = latitude and longitude.
Sources: base map, cities, roads, railways, airports, administrative boundaries, rivers, lakes and hillshading: Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain). National parks: Wikidata. Summits and elevations: Wikidata and Natural Earth. Places missing from Natural Earth: Wikipedia coordinates. Map produced by Destination de Voyage.
Regions and destinations on the map of Mauritius
| Region | Our guides | Other cities on the map |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues | Rodrigues | — |
| Curepipe | — | Curepipe |
| Port-Louis | — | Port-Louis |
Terrain, national parks and airports
Main summits (elevations from Wikidata / Natural Earth): Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft).
National parks shown (2): Bras d’Eau National Park and Black River Gorges National Park.
International airports shown: MRU (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam).
Our guides by destination
The 16 regions of Mauritius and what sets them apart
The Natural Earth base map divides Mauritius into 16 first-level subdivisions (type: City, Dependency and District). These are the grey dashed boundaries on the map. The table ranks them from largest to smallest, with the cities, the highest point and the international airports the map places in each.
| Region | Type | Area | Cities and guides | Highest point shown | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River | District | 318 km² (123 sq mi) | — | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft) | — |
| Flacq | District | 302 km² (117 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Savanne | District | 238 km² (92 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Grand Port | District | 221 km² (85 sq mi) | — | — | MRU |
| Moka | District | 207 km² (80 sq mi) | — | Le Pouce (812 m / 2,664 ft) | — |
| Pamplemousses | District | 196 km² (76 sq mi) | — | Pieter Both (820 m / 2,690 ft) | — |
| Rivière du Rempart | District | 146 km² (56 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Plaines Wilhems | District | 142 km² (55 sq mi) | — | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft) | — |
| Rodrigues | Dependency | 99 km² (38 sq mi) | Rodrigues | — | — |
| Port Louis (capital) | City | 40 km² (15 sq mi) | Port-Louis | Pieter Both (820 m / 2,690 ft) | — |
| Vacoas-Phoenix | City | 24 km² (9 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Curepipe | City | 22 km² (8 sq mi) | Curepipe | Trou-aux-Cerfs (605 m / 1,985 ft) | — |
| Quatre Bornes | City | 18 km² (7 sq mi) | — | Corps de Garde (720 m / 2,362 ft) | — |
| Port-Louis (capital) | City | 15 km² (6 sq mi) | Port-Louis | — | — |
| Agaléga | Dependency | 14 km² (5 sq mi) | — | — | — |
| Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill | City | 12 km² (5 sq mi) | — | Corps de Garde (720 m / 2,362 ft) | — |
- Largest: Black River, about 318 km² (123 sq mi), or 16% of the mapped territory.
- Smallest: Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, about 12 km² (5 sq mi).
- Capital region: Port-Louis is in the Port Louis subdivision.
- Highest region: Black River, home to Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft), the highest summit shown on the map.
- Region most covered by our guides: Rodrigues (Rodrigues).
- Air access: the international airports on the map are spread across 1 of the 16 regions (Grand Port).
How to read the map of Mauritius
- Extent: the mapped territory covers about 2,014 km² / 778 sq mi (Destination de Voyage calculation on the Natural Earth outline; Wikidata gives 2,040 km² / 788 sq mi). It spans from 20.52° S to 10.32° S in latitude and from 56.52° E to 63.49° E in longitude, about 1,133 km (704 mi) north to south and 747 km (464 mi) west to east (bounding box, outlying territories included).
- Outline: the perimeter of the territory on the map (coastline and land borders) measures about 250 km (155 mi). The simplified Natural Earth outline smooths out small detours, so the real length of the coastline is greater. Destination de Voyage calculation.
- Time zone (IANA tz database 2026b): Port-Louis:
Indian/Mauritius(UTC+4, all year). Time difference and clock changes: Mauritius time difference. - Terrain: shading shows the relief and brown triangles mark the summits. The highest shown are Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft), Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft), Pieter Both (820 m / 2,690 ft), Le Pouce (812 m / 2,664 ft) and Corps de Garde (720 m / 2,362 ft). Wikidata gives Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m / 2,717 ft) as the highest point.
- National parks (green areas): 2 whose centre lies within the territory, including Bras d’Eau National Park and Black River Gorges National Park. Outlines from OpenStreetMap or position from Wikidata.
- International airports (plane icon): MRU (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, about 21 km / 13 mi from the centre of Curepipe). Straight-line distances: Destination de Voyage calculation.
Distances between the main cities (cross table)
Straight-line distances between the capital, our destinations and the largest cities on the map, with the direction from the first city. Roads or ferries always add distance.
| Route | Straight-line distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Port-Louis → Curepipe | 17 km (11 mi) | south |
Neighbouring territories: distances from Port-Louis
The nearest administrative centres and capitals to Port-Louis, useful for planning a combined trip by plane or boat. Country names are those used by Natural Earth.
| City | Territory (Natural Earth) | Straight-line distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis | France | 228 km (142 mi) | west |
Typical routes in Mauritius from the map
Our guides cover one destination on the map: Rodrigues, 619 km (385 mi) east of Port-Louis. Combine it with the capital and the cities in the distance table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Mauritius?
Port-Louis, marked by the red star on the map.
What is the highest summit shown on the map?
Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire, at an elevation of 828 m / 2,717 ft (source: Wikidata).
Which international airports are shown on the map?
MRU (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam).
Why are some islands in an inset?
They are too far from the main territory to fit at the same scale: Rodrigues is shown separately, with its own scale.
Where is Port-Louis on the map of Mauritius?
At 20.17° S and 57.50° E, marked by the red star, in the Port Louis subdivision.
How many regions does Mauritius have?
Our map, based on Natural Earth, shows 16 first-level subdivisions (City, Dependency and District). Wikidata lists 9 entities of type “district of Mauritius” attached directly to the territory; the official division may differ from the one on the map.
Where is Mauritius?
Continent: Africa (Wikidata). Mauritius lies in the southern hemisphere, east of the Greenwich meridian. Coasts: Indian Ocean.
What is the area of Mauritius?
About 2,014 km² (778 sq mi) according to our calculation on the Natural Earth outline; Wikidata gives 2,040 km² (788 sq mi). The differences come from the precision of the coastline and inland waters.
Our sources
- Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain): country and subdivision boundaries, cities, airports, rivers, lakes, terrain, at naturalearthdata.com.
- Wikidata, item Q1027 (Mauritius): area, highest point, continent and subdivisions, accessed 23 October 2026.
- Wikidata: position of national parks and elevation of summits.
- Wikipedia (French edition): coordinates of places missing from Natural Earth.
- Destination de Voyage calculations: distances (haversine, radius 6,371 km / 3,959 mi), bearings and areas (WGS84 ellipsoid, pyproj library).