Rivière Noire (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [ʁivjɛː nwɑː]) or Black River ([blak ɹivə]) is a district on the western side of the island of Mauritius.

The district has an area of 259 square kilometres (100 sq mi) and the population was estimated to be 80,939 as of 31 December 2015.

[3] Famous areas include Tamarin Falls and the Chamarel coloured earth.

[4] Hope Spots were pioneered by Dr. Sylvia Alice Earle, an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.

Hope Spots are ecologically unique areas of the ocean designated for protection under a global conservation campaign.