Goyave (, unlike ''goyave'' ; ) is a commune in the French

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and department of

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. It is part of the urban area of

Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (; , , or simply , ) is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe (after Les Abymes). Guadeloupe is an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a ''Subprefectu ...

, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe.

History

The parish of Goyave was founded in 1684 under the name of “Sainte-Anne de la petite rivière à Goyave” (Saint Anne of the little river at Guava). Guavas that grow abundantly beside the rivers in this area led the town to adopt its name. Slave labor was commonly used here, when slavery was legal in France, and there were many public executions of rebel slaves here.

Geography

Goyave is located on the eastern part of

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and the southern section of Goyave is near the Goyave River. Goyave is near Pointe de la Riviere a Goyave and Goyave stretches out along the coast of Petit Cul de Sac Marin. Goyave is on very fertile soil.

Population

Economy

The commune gets its name from the large numbers of

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trees (''goyave'' is the French for guava), which run alongside the river flowing from the mountain. In agriculture, the

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culture has been replaced by

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s and by

aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. Nelu ...

Sights

* The Moreau Falls * The water garden in Blonzac * The Dull One in Louis * The Sand Handle * Ilet Fortune * The beach of Holy Claire * The Orchard of 1000 Fruits * The village O Ti Bouboul (including the agritouristic site, the “magic forest of Moreau”)

Education

Public preschools and primary schools include:LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT
" . Retrieved on 10 March 2018. * Ecole primaire François Auguste * Ecole primaire Groupe scolaire de Bois-Sec * Ecole maternelle Bourg Goyave Public junior high schools include:Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018
." . Retrieved on 10 March 2018. * Collège Matéliane

References

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