Victoria, Seychelles

Capital city of Seychelles

Place in Mahé, Seychelles

Victoria

Clockwise from top: Victoria clock tower, Cathedral of Victoria, Port Victoria, Seychelles State House.

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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 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total

| 26,450
Time zone| UTC+04:00 (SCT)
Website| MayorsOfficeSeychelles.com

Victoria 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.[2] The port is known as Port Victoria.[3]

## History

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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.[4][5][6]

## Economy

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Tourism is an important sector of the economy. The principal exports of Victoria are vanilla, coconuts, coconut oil, fish and guano.[7]

## Education

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The Mont Fleuri campus of the University of Seychelles is in Victoria.[8]

## Culture

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Victoria Clocktower

Attractions in the city include a clocktower modelled on Little Ben in London,[7][9] the courthouse, the Botanical Gardens, the National Museum of History, the Natural History Museum and the Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market.[7] Victoria Market and the brightly coloured fish and fruit markets is the local hot spot for the Seychellois people.

## Places of worship

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Immaculate Conception Cathedral Arulmigu Navasakti Vinayagar Temple

There are two cathedrals in Victoria, Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Roman Catholic) and St Paul's Cathedral (Anglican).[10] There are also Baptist and Pentecostal churches,[11] mosques and Hindu temples.

## Sports

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

## Transport

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Victoria is served by Seychelles International Airport, completed in 1971.[7] The inner harbour lies immediately east of the town, where tuna fishing and canning is a major industry.[7] One of the largest bridges in Victoria was destroyed by tsunami waves from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[9]

## Districts

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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

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Victoria is twinned with:

Country  | City

|

Djibouti | Djibouti
Israel | Daliyat al-Karmel
China | Haikou

## Climate

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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.

Victoria, Seychelles

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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
| Imperial conversion

J| F| M| A| M| J| J| A| S| O| N| D

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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

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
(91.9)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 33.7
(92.7)  | 34.8
(94.6)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 32.7
(90.9)  | 31.3
(88.3)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 34.4
(93.9)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 34.8
(94.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 30.1
(86.2)  | 30.6
(87.1)  | 31.3
(88.3)  | 31.7
(89.1)  | 30.9
(87.6)  | 29.5
(85.1)  | 28.7
(83.7)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 30.1
(86.2)  | 30.4
(86.7)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 30.2
(86.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 27.8
(82.0)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 24.6
(76.3)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 24.6
(76.3)  | 25.0
(77.0)
Record low °C (°F)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 19.6
(67.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 426.6
(16.80)  | 250.8
(9.87)  | 204.5
(8.05)  | 196.3
(7.73)  | 171.4
(6.75)  | 121.8
(4.80)  | 79.9
(3.15)  | 114.9
(4.52)  | 183.6
(7.23)  | 191.2
(7.53)  | 214.9
(8.46)  | 298.1
(11.74)  | 2,454.1
(96.62)
Average relative 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
Average dew point °C (°F)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 23.6
(74.5)  | 23.4
(74.2)
Mean monthly sunshine 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 daily sunshine 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
(91.9)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 34.1
(93.4)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 34.4
(93.9)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 30.7
(87.3)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 28.4
(83.1)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 30.2
(86.4)  | 30.2
(86.4)  | 30.0
(86.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 26.5
(79.7)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 27.0
(80.6)  | 27.0
(80.6)  | 27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 24.6
(76.3)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 24.6
(76.3)
Record low °C (°F)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 19.6
(67.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 401.3
(15.80)  | 270.2
(10.64)  | 195.5
(7.70)  | 188.1
(7.41)  | 146.0
(5.75)  | 102.9
(4.05)  | 80.3
(3.16)  | 114.2
(4.50)  | 150.0
(5.91)  | 192.8
(7.59)  | 205.0
(8.07)  | 303.2
(11.94)  | 2,349.5
(92.50)
Average relative humidity (%)  | 83  | 80  | 80  | 80  | 79  | 79  | 80  | 79  | 79  | 79  | 80  | 82  | 80
Mean monthly sunshine 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 daily sunshine 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]

## See also

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* Romainville Island, Seychelles

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