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Victoria
Counter-Clockwise from top: Victoria clock tower, Seychelles State House, Cathedral of Victoria, Port Victoria.
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Location of Victoria on Mahé Island
Coordinates: 4°37′23″S 55°27′09″E / 4.62306°S 55.45250°E / -4.62306; 55.45250
Country	Seychelles
Island	Mahé
Government
• Mayor	Lydia Charlie
Area
• Total	20.1 km (7.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	26,450
Website	MayorsOfficeSeychelles.com

Victoria (French pronunciation: [viktɔʁja]) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé, the archipelago's main island. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government. In 2010, the population of Greater Victoria (including the suburbs) was 26,450 (26.66%) out of the country's total population of 99,202. The port is known as Port Victoria.

History

The area that would become Victoria was originally settled in 1778 by French colonists after they claimed the island in 1756. The town was called L'Établissement until 1841 when it was renamed to Victoria by the British, after Queen Victoria.

Economy

Tourism is an important sector of the economy. The principal exports of Victoria are vanilla, coconuts, coconut oil, fish and guano.

Education

The Mont Fleuri campus of the University of Seychelles is in Victoria.

Culture

Attractions in the city include a clocktower modelled on Little Ben in London, the courthouse, the Botanical Gardens, the National Museum of History, the Natural History Museum and the Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market. Victoria Market and the brightly coloured fish and fruit markets is the local hot spot for the Seychellois people.

Places of worship

There are two cathedrals in Victoria, Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Roman Catholic) and St Paul's Cathedral (Anglican). There are also Baptist and Pentecostal churches, mosques and Hindu temples.

Sports

Stade Linité, the national stadium, is in Victoria. It is mostly used for football matches.

Transport

Victoria is served by Seychelles International Airport, completed in 1971. The inner harbour lies immediately east of the town, where tuna fishing and canning is a major industry. One of the largest bridges in Victoria was destroyed by tsunami waves from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Districts

Four of the districts of Seychelles are in Victoria:

• English River (La Rivière Anglaise), the central district
• Saint Louis
• Mont Fleuri
• Bel Air

Twin towns and sister cities

Victoria is twinned with:

Country	City
Djibouti	Djibouti
Israel	Daliyat al-Karmel
China	Haikou

Climate

Victoria features a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af) with high temperatures throughout the course of the year. The capital does have noticeably wetter and drier periods during the year, with June and July being its driest months and December through February being the city's wettest months. However, since in no month does the average monthly precipitation falls below 60 millimetres or 2.4 inches in Victoria, the city does not have a true dry season month. This lack of a true dry season month is a primary reason why the climate falls under the tropical rainforest climate category. The capital averages about 2,300 millimetres or 91 inches of rainfall annually. Although being very rainy, skies are usually clear to partly clear and completely cloudy days remain scarce throughout the year even during the rainiest months.

See also

• Romainville Island, Seychelles

• Africa

References

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13. ^ "Climatic Averages for January" (PDF). Seychelles Climate Guide. Seychelles National Meteorological Services. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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20. ^ "Climatic Averages for August" (PDF). Seychelles Climate Guide. Seychelles National Meteorological Services. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
21. ^ "Climatic Averages for September" (PDF). Seychelles Climate Guide. Seychelles National Meteorological Services. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
22. ^ "Climatic Averages for October" (PDF). Seychelles Climate Guide. Seychelles National Meteorological Services. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
23. ^ "Climatic Averages for November" (PDF). Seychelles Climate Guide. Seychelles National Meteorological Services. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
24. ^ "Climatic Averages for December" (PDF). Seychelles Climate Guide. Seychelles National Meteorological Services. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

External links

• Victoria, Seychelles travel guide from Wikivoyage

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