Codes and Frequencies
Description
GEO2_MU2011 identifies the household's Municipal Ward/Village Council Area (MVCA) within Mauritius in 2011. MVCA’s are the second level administrative units of the country, after districts. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_MU2011 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
The full set of geography variables for Mauritius can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.
Comparability — General
MVCA’s with populations less than 20,000 (based on the most recent sample year) were regionalized (combined) with neighboring MVCA’s within the same district) to create units with populations greater than 20,000.
Missing MVCA’s: The 2011 sample is missing 9 MVCA’s
These MVCA’s are:
- Amitié West
- Belle Vue Maurel North
- Brisée Verdière North
- Dubreuil East
- Villebague South
- Roches Noires South
- Chamarel East
- Cascavelle East
- St. Julien (Haut de Flacq) West
Universe
- All households
Availability
- Mauritius: 2011
