Ile Perseverance Two

Origin of Name and History

Ile Perseverance District got its name following a national competition launched in order to name certain newly reclaimed islands.

Ile Perseverance was created artificially during the 1999. It is situated North coast of Mahe in order to make way for one of the biggest housing estate project in Seychelles. The first batch of houses served with utilities & roads was allocate with the first inhabitant in February 2011. The district has an estimated average population of +4625 inhabitants.

The Ile Perseverance consists of reclaimed land. It is the largest social housing project ever undertaken in Seychelles. A dredger known as Marco Polo, originated from Holland carried out the reclamation work. With a length of 1.4km, an area of 0.99 km2 and a width of 1.0km, the housing estate was designed to accommodate 2608 housing units in terms of 2 bedrooms and 3 bedrooms semi-detached, townhouses and apartments. Five contractors were engaged in the construction work, two of which were Chinese construction companies-China State Quindao and China Shenyang. The athletes who took part in the eighth Indian Ocean Games of August 2011 occupied the first few houses that were completed. The first 450 families moved into their houses in January.

Location

The Ile Perseverance District’s is locate in Victoria, Mahe.

Coordinates: 4.605oS 55.465oE  
Archipelago: Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water: Indian Ocean
Area: 0.99km2 (0.38sq mi)
Length: 1.4km (0.87mi)
Width: 1.0km (0.62mi)
Coastline: 5.3km (3.29mi)
Highest Elevation: 5m (16ft)

Districts Logo and Motto

The District’s Logo with motto “Unite in Pride” (Inifye dan Lafyerte) represents and signifies Harmony, peace and community engagement towards our people in the community. Ile Perseverance was conceptualized from a melting pot of culture; coming from all districts across Mahe and the Inner Islands. Therefore, its Motto speaks towards unity and team spirit forging for success in our community.