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== Demographics == [[File:Curepipe Botanical Gardens - Kiosk for Bands.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Curepipe Botanical Gardens]]]] According to the census made by [[Statistics Mauritius]] in 2018, the population of the town was at 78,692.<ref name="stats2018" /> The primary spoken language is [[Mauritian Creole]], though French predominates in more formal situations. [[Tamil language|Tamil]], Bhojpuri, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Mandarin and Hakka Chinese are also spoken as second or third language mostly in religious activities. The council's official language is English. === Religion === {{bar box |title = Religious affiliation |titlebar=#ccf |background-color=#f8f9fa |float=right |bars = {{bar percent|[[Christianity|Catholic]]|darkblue|39.2}} {{bar percent|[[Protestant]] [[and other Christians]]|dodgerblue|9.3}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|red|37.7}} {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|13.9}} }} According to the 2012 census conducted by [[Statistics Mauritius]], Christianity is the most prevalently practised religion in Curepipe (48.4%) (Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 1.3%, Other Christian 8%), followed by Hinduism (37.7%) and Islam (13.9%).
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