Pointe La Rue is an administrative district

Districts of Seychelles

||Seychelles is divided into 25 districts. All are located on the Inner Islands; the Outer Islands are not part of any district. Eight of the districts make up Greater Victoria, 14 are located in the rural part of the main island Mahé, two on Praslin, and one on La Digue...

 of Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

 located in the eastern region of the island of Mahé

Mahé, Seychelles

Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...

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The district has an area of 3.9 km². Its population rose from 3086 (census of 2002) to 3172 (2009 estimate).

The district is the location of the Seychelles International Airport

Seychelles International Airport

Seychelles International Airport or Aéroport de La Pointe la Rue as it is known locally is located on the island of Mahé, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria...

, with its runway running along the northeast coast. Anonyme Island

Anonyme Island

Anonyme Island is a small granitic island in the Seychelles, 700 meters off the east coast of Mahé. Anonyme is named after a ship of the same name.It has abundant plant life including ironwood and banyan trees...

 and Rat Island are part of the district.