Port Louis (French: Port-Louis, [pɔʁ lwi] ; Mauritian Creole: Porlwi, [poːlwi]) is the capital and most populous city of Mauritius, mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's financial and political centre. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2018 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 147,066.
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Port-Louis in the context of Indian Ocean Commission
The Indian Ocean Commission (French: Commission de l'Océan Indien, COI) is an intergovernmental organisation that links five African Indian Ocean nations — i.e. Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion (France), and Seychelles. There are also eight observers as of August 2025 — i.e. China, the European Union, La Francophonie, the Order of Malta, India, Japan, the United Nations and South Korea.
The IOC was created in 1982 in Port-Louis, Mauritius, and institutionalised in 1984 by the Victoria Agreement (Seychelles). The organisation coordinates cooperative efforts amongst its member and observer nations which primarily focus on environmental management and preservation. Some of the more specific areas of focus in its past projects include maritime concerns and fisheries, the needs of growing island states, adapting to climate change outcomes, food security and public health.