Mauritius Island is divided into nine districts which consist of one city, four towns, and 130 villages.
The Plaines Wilhems District consists mainly of four towns: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes, and Vacoas-Phoenix.
The other districts consist of different villages, some of which are further divided into suburbs.
[1] Rodrigues used to be the tenth district of Mauritius, until the island gained autonomy in 2002.
Saint Brandon is sparsely populated, its main settlement is Île Raphael (pop.