Editing Curepipe (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Curepipe<!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in -->
| official_name           = Curepipe
| native_name             = <!-- if different from the English name -->
| native_name_lang        = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| other_name              = La Ville-Lumière
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| image_caption           = Aerial view of Curepipe. 
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| motto                   = "Exselsus Splendeo" ([[Latin]])<br/>(Meaning "Exalted Shine" in English)
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| government_footnotes    =<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://localgovernment.gov.mu/English/Local%20Authorities/Pages/Municipal-and-District-Councils-in-Mauritius.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404161853/http://localgovernment.gov.mu/English/Local%20Authorities/Pages/Municipal-and-District-Councils-in-Mauritius.aspx |archive-date=4 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| government_type         = [[Municipality]]
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| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_name             = Dhaneshwar Bissonauth
| leader_title1           = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1            = Marie Diana Ami
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| unit_pref               = <!-- enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric -->
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| area_magnitude          = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink -->
| area_total_km2          = 24<!-- Calculated as per official figure of population and density -->
| area_total_sq_mi        = <!-- see table @ Template:Infobox settlement for details -->
| area_total_dunam        = <!-- used in Middle East articles only -->
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| elevation_m             = 561
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| elevation_max_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_min_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| population_total        = 78,618
| population_as_of        = 2018
| population_footnotes    =<ref name="stats2018">{{cite journal|url=http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/StatsbySubj/Documents/Digest/Demography/Digest_Demo_Yr18.pdf|publisher=Government of Mauritius|title=DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018|page=33|author=Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit|version=Dec|year=2018|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
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| population_rank         = 4th in Mauritius
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| population_demonym      = <!-- demonym, ie. Liverpudlian for someone from Liverpool -->
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| blank_name_sec1         = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec1         = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.municipal-curepipe.org/|municipal-curepipe.org}}
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| pushpin_label           = Curepipe <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long -->
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| pushpin_label1          = <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long -->
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| p2                      = <!-- etc., up to p50: for separate parts to be listed-->
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|title       = Members' List
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| area_rural_footnotes    = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| area_metro_footnotes    = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| elevation_max_m         =
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| population_density      =
| demographics1_info1     = <!-- etc., up to demographics1_title5 / demographics1_info5 -->
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'''Curepipe''' ({{IPA|mfe|kiːəpip}}), also known as ''La Ville-Lumière'' (The City of Light), is a town in [[Mauritius]], located mainly in the [[Plaines Wilhems District]]. Its eastern part lies in the [[Moka District]]. The town is administered by the [[Municipal Council of Curepipe]]. Curepipe lies at a higher elevation, often referred to as the "Central Plateau". According to the census made by [[Statistics Mauritius]] in 2018, the population of the town was at 78,618.<ref name="stats2018" />