Le Port, Réunion

Le Port is a city and an existing community since April 22, 1895 with 37,558 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is the main town ( chef -lieu ) of the cantons Le Port- 1 Nord and Sud Le Port -2. The inhabitants call themselves Portois.

Demographics

Twinning

Le Port is connected by twinning or friendship treaties with

• Durban in South Africa, since 2005
• Tamatave in Madagascar since 1994
• Port Louis Mauritius, since 2004
• Quelimane in Mozambique, friendship treaty since 2003

Economy

In the city there is the power plant port Est.