Reunion Geographical profile

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Map is showing Reunion an island in the Southern Hemisphere in the Indian Ocean, 740 km (460 mi) east off the coast of Madagascar. Reunion belongs to the Mascarene islands, an archipelago of three main islands of volcanic origin, the others being Mauritius and Rodrigues.

Reunion is 70.5 km long (43.8 mi, from north west to south east) and about 50 km (31 mi) wide. Reunion's landscape is mountainous and dominated by Piton de la Fournaise, currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and Piton des Neiges, the highest point on the island, a massive now dormant 3,069 m high shield volcano, the origin of the island's creation.

The island formerly known as Île Bourbon, is a French overseas department with a population of 845,000 inhabitants (in 2014). Reunion is divided into four arrondissements, 49 cantons and 24 communes (municipalities). Administrative capital is Saint-Denis. Spoken languages are French (official) and Réunion Creole.

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The 4 arrondissements of the Réunion department are:

• Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, (prefecture of the Réunion department: Saint-Denis)
• Arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, (subprefecture (capital): Saint-Benoît)
• Arrondissement of Saint-Paul, (subprefecture: Saint-Paul)
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• Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, (subprefecture: Saint-Pierre)

Communes:

Bras-Panon, Cilaos, Entre-Deux, L'Étang-Salé, La Plaine-des-Palmistes, La Possession, Le Port, Le Tampon, Les Avirons, Petite-Île, Saint-André, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Denis, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Leu, Saint-Louis, Saint-Paul, Saint-Philippe, Saint-Pierre, Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Rose, Sainte-Suzanne, Salazie, and Trois-Bassins.

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