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Location and specialisation of micro-regions on La Digue
| Region | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital | CBD |
| 2 | Anse Réunion | T |
| 3 | Union | T+Am |
| 4 | La Passe | Rim |
| 5 | Réunion | Ris |
| 6 | La Retraite | Rs+T |
| 7 | Bellevue | Rs+N |
| 8 | Veuve | N+As |
| 9 | Anse Sevère | Ts+N |
| 10 | Anse Source d’Argent | N+T+As |
| 11 | Grand Anse | N+T |
| 12 | Collines | N |
Prevailing functions of La Digue micro-regions
| CBD | T (tourism) | A (plantation-agriculture) | Rim (residential intensive main) | Ris (residential intensive secondary) | Rs (residential secondary) | N (nature) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBD | 1 | ||||||
| T | 2 | 6 | 10, 11 | ||||
| A | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Rim | 4 | ||||||
| Ris | 5 | ||||||
| Rs | |||||||
| N | 9 | 7 | 12 |
Population changes on La Digue
| Year | Population | Pop. density (pop. /km2) | Plateau pop. density (pop. /km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | 52 | 5 | 32 |
| 1818 | 414 | 42 | 252 |
| 1825 | 350 | 35 | 213 |
| 1931 | 1,255 | 127 | 765 |
| 1960 | 1,842 | 187 | 1,123 |
| 1971 | 1,985 | 201 | 1,210 |
| 1977 | 1,911 | 194 | 1,165 |
| 1987 | 1,926 | 195 | 1,174 |
| 1997 | 1,998 | 202 | 1,218 |
| 2002 | 2,104 | 213 | 1,283 |
| 2010 | 2,269 | 230 | 1,384 |
| 2018 | 2,408 | 244 | 1,468 |