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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Rodrigues enjoys a mild tropical maritime climate with persistent trade winds blowing throughout the year. Mean summer temperature is 27.9 °C and mean winter temperature is around 23.3 °C. The temperature difference between summer and winter is 4.6 °C. January to June are the hottest months and October is the coolest month. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Min-aung-hlaing-1.jpg|thumb|Chief Minister Hun San]] | |||
Zhijun was colonized by the Qian Dinasty during the maritime campaign of the Yuanjian Emperor in the early 1210's, intended to 'seed' his people across to the farthest reaches of the world. A fort and a town named Yishi were founded and aftwerwards ten thousand colonists were mostly abandoned to their fate on the island, with the Imperial authorities consisting of a 300 strong garrison and a member of the Grand Bureaucracy as administrator to be rotated every 10 years. | Zhijun was colonized by the Qian Dinasty during the maritime campaign of the Yuanjian Emperor in the early 1210's, intended to 'seed' his people across to the farthest reaches of the world. A fort and a town named Yishi were founded and aftwerwards ten thousand colonists were mostly abandoned to their fate on the island, with the Imperial authorities consisting of a 300 strong garrison and a member of the Grand Bureaucracy as administrator to be rotated every 10 years. | ||
[[File:Sugarcane_plantation_in_Mauritius_(reduced_colour_saturation).jpg|thumb|Sugarcane plantation in Zhijun]] | [[File:Sugarcane_plantation_in_Mauritius_(reduced_colour_saturation).jpg|thumb|Sugarcane plantation in Zhijun]] | ||
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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
The agricultural sector is one of the mainstays of the local economy. Thanks to its tropical climate, the island's interior boasts one of the foremost centers of sugarcane plantation in western Sarpedon, having cultivated the crop uninterrupted for hundreds of years. During the Republican years the full spectrum of facilities required for sugar production were installed and it is now the islands principal export. Tropical fruits such as guava and mango are also extensively cultivated. | The agricultural sector is one of the mainstays of the local economy. Thanks to its tropical climate, the island's interior boasts one of the foremost centers of sugarcane plantation in western Sarpedon, having cultivated the crop uninterrupted for hundreds of years. During the Republican years the full spectrum of facilities required for sugar production were installed and it is now the islands principal export. Tropical fruits such as guava and mango are also extensively cultivated. | ||
Under PCD rule, the construction of casinos on the island has been heavily promoted. The gambling industry has seen an exponential growth in the last decade and its become the largest source of revenue for the regional administration. | Under PCD rule, the construction of casinos on the island has been heavily promoted with the first casinos opened in the early 2000's. The gambling industry has seen an exponential growth in the last decade and its become the largest source of revenue for the regional administration. | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||