Moka

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This article is about the town in Mauritius. For other uses, see Moka (disambiguation).

Moka is a town in Mauritius. It is the capital of the district of Moka and is also the home to the University of Mauritius and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute.

Schools in Moka include Le Bocage International School, St. Mary Roman Catholic School and Ecole du centre.

Other important institutions in Moka are the: 1 - Agricultural Marketing Board (AMB) which stocks vegetables (mainly potatoes) for local consumption 2 - Subramaniam Bharati Eye Centre (AKA Moka Eye Hospital) which is the country's only specialized eye hospital.

Moka is centrally located in Mauritius and as such has experienced a real estate development boom in the past few years. This was mainly encouraged by the development of the CyberCity some kilometers away in Ebene. Another contributing factor to this property business was the fact that since Mauritius will not benefit from preferential prices for its sugar by the European Community and World Trade Organization, sugar estates quickly started real estate business units that would convert the land under sugar cane culture to residential lands. In less about two years (starting 2004) Moka has seen 5 property estate developments.