Capital city of Seychelles
Place in Mahé, Seychelles
Victoria is the capital and largest city ofSeychelles , situated on the north-eastern side ofMahé , the archipelago's main island. The city was first established as the seat of theBritish 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.[ 2] Port Victoria .[ 3]
The area that would become Victoria was originally settled in 1778 by French colonists after they claimed the island in 1756. The town was calledL'Établissement until 1841 when it was renamed to Victoria by the British, afterQueen Victoria .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Tourism is an important sector of the economy. The principal exports of Victoria arevanilla ,coconuts ,coconut oil , fish andguano .[ 7]
The Mont Fleuri campus of theUniversity of Seychelles is in Victoria.[ 8]
Victoria Clocktower Attractions in the city include a clocktower modelled onLittle Ben in London,[ 7] [ 9] Botanical Gardens , theNational Museum of History , theNatural History Museum and the SirSelwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market.[ 7]
Immaculate Conception Cathedral Arulmigu Navasakti Vinayagar Temple There are two cathedrals in Victoria,Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Roman Catholic ) and St Paul's Cathedral, Victoria (Anglican ).[ 10] Baptist andPentecostal churches,[ 11] Hindu temples.
Stade Linité , the national stadium, is in Victoria. It is mostly used for football matches.
Victoria is served bySeychelles International Airport , completed in 1971.[ 7] [ 7] 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake .[ 9]
Four of thedistricts of Seychelles are in Victoria:
Twin towns and sister cities [ edit ] Victoria istwinned with:
Victoria features atropical 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 truedry 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.
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Climate data for Victoria (Seychelles International Airport ) 1991–2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 33.3 33.4 33.7 34.8 33.5 32.7 31.3 31.4 31.6 32.5 34.4 33.4 34.8 Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1 30.6 31.3 31.7 30.9 29.5 28.7 28.8 29.4 30.1 30.4 30.5 30.2 Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1 27.8 28.2 28.5 28.2 27.1 26.3 26.3 26.8 27.2 27.3 27.3 27.3 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.6 25.3 25.4 25.6 25.9 25.1 24.3 24.4 24.7 24.9 24.7 24.6 25.0 Record low °C (°F) 21.5 21.1 22.1 22.0 21.6 20.9 20.4 19.6 20.2 20.5 21.5 20.0 19.6 Averageprecipitation mm (inches) 426.6 250.8 204.5 196.3 171.4 121.8 79.9 114.9 183.6 191.2 214.9 298.1 2,454.1 Averagerelative humidity (%) 82.7 80.0 79.4 78.9 78.6 79.0 79.5 79.5 79.3 78.5 79.4 80.8 79.6 Averagedew point °C (°F) 23.9 23.9 24.2 24.4 24.1 23.1 22.4 22.3 22.8 23.1 23.3 23.6 23.4 Mean monthlysunshine hours 155.1 177.8 217.4 239.0 250.4 215.7 234.4 235.3 210.2 223.7 203.1 176.1 2,538.2 Mean dailysunshine hours 5.0 6.2 6.9 7.7 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.3 6.8 5.7 6.97 Source 1:World Meteorological Organization [ 12] Source 2: Seychelles National Meteorological Services (extremes, mean daily sun 1972–2011)[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
Climate data for Victoria (Seychelles International Airport ) 1972–2011 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 33.3 33.4 33.5 34.1 33.5 32.6 31.1 31.4 31.6 32.4 34.4 33.4 34.4 Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9 30.5 31.1 31.5 30.7 29.2 28.4 28.6 29.2 29.9 30.2 30.2 30.0 Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9 27.5 27.9 28.1 27.9 26.8 26.0 26.1 26.5 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.1 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.3 24.9 25.1 25.3 25.6 24.8 24.1 24.1 24.4 24.6 24.3 24.2 24.6 Record low °C (°F) 24.1 21.1 22.1 22.3 21.6 20.9 20.4 19.6 20.2 20.5 21.5 20.0 19.6 Average rainfall mm (inches) 401.3 270.2 195.5 188.1 146.0 102.9 80.3 114.2 150.0 192.8 205.0 303.2 2,349.5 Averagerelative humidity (%) 83 80 80 80 79 79 80 79 79 79 80 82 80 Mean monthlysunshine hours 155.0 175.2 213.9 231.0 254.2 225.0 232.5 232.5 219.0 226.3 204.0 176.7 2,545.3 Mean dailysunshine hours 5.0 6.2 6.9 7.7 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.3 6.8 5.7 6.97 Source: Seychelles National Meteorological Services[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
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