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Apatou
Apatou () is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku, Paramacca, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes. History The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moutendé. It was renamed after Captain Apatou of the Aluku. In the late 19th century, Apatou was a guide for the explorer Jules Crevaux. On 7 September 1885, Jules Brunetti opened a Catholic mission in the village. In 1891, Apatou mediated between France and the Colony of Suriname with regards to the border, and allied the Aluku with France. He also united all the different tribes on the French side. Apatou was up to 1969 part of the Inini territory which allowed for an autonomous and self sufficient tribal The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apatou (captain)
Apatou (c. 1833 – 1 December 1908) was a guide, and Captain (village chief) of the Aluku Maroons in French Guiana. Apatou founded the village of Moutendé which has been renamed Apatou. He mediated between France and Suriname with regards to the border, and allied the Aluku with France. Biography Apatou was born in about 1833 in L'Enfant Perdu on the Lawa River. He was of a Surinamese origins of Aluku people. In 1877, the French explorer Jules Crevaux embarked on an expedition of the Maroni River. During his journey, he met Apatou who joined him as one of his guides. Apatou accompanied Crevaux to the end of the river until they arrived at a village of Roucouyennes at the foot of the Tumuk Humak Mountains. Crevaux returned to French Guiana in 1878 for a second expedition during which he wanted to explore the Oyapock River, Apatou agreed to join him on the condition that Crevaux would take him to France after the journey. Apatou, Crevaux, and a former pirate named Santa-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apatou
Apatou () is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku, Paramacca, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes. History The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moutendé. It was renamed after Captain Apatou of the Aluku. In the late 19th century, Apatou was a guide for the explorer Jules Crevaux. On 7 September 1885, Jules Brunetti opened a Catholic mission in the village. In 1891, Apatou mediated between France and the Colony of Suriname with regards to the border, and allied the Aluku with France. He also united all the different tribes on the French side. Apatou was up to 1969 part of the Inini territory which allowed for an autonomous and self sufficient tribal The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apatou French Guiana Jan 2004
Apatou () is a Communes of France, commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroon people, Maroons of the Aluku, Paramaccan people, Paramacca, Ndyuka people, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes. History The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moutendé. It was renamed after Captain Apatou (captain), Apatou of the Aluku. In the late 19th century, Apatou was a guide for the explorer Jules Crevaux. On 7 September 1885, Jules Brunetti opened a Catholic mission in the village. In 1891, Apatou mediated between France and the Surinam (Dutch colony), Colony of Suriname with regards to the border, and allied the Aluku with France. He also united all the different tribes on the French side. Apatou was up to 1969 part of the Inini territory which allowed for an autonomous and self sufficient tribe, tribal system for the Maroons without clear borders. Along with the commune, came a government structure, and fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aluku
The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana. The group are sometimes called Boni, referring to the 18th-century leader, Boni (guerrilla leader), Bokilifu Boni. History The Aluku are an ethnic group in French Guiana whose people are descended from African slaves who escaped in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries from the Dutch plantations in what is now known as Suriname. Intermarrying with Native Americans, toward the end of the eighteenth century, they initially settled east of the Cottica River in what is nowadays the Marowijne District in Suriname. They were initially called Cottica-Maroons. Boni Wars In 1760, the Ndyuka people who lived nearby, signed a peace treaty with the colonists offering them territorial autonomy. The Aluku also desired a peace treaty, however the Society of Suriname, started a war against them In 1768, the first village was discovered and destroyed. In 1770, two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Guiana
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of and a land area of . As of January 2025, it is home to 292,354 people. French Guiana is the second-largest Regions of France, region in France, being approximately one-seventh the size of metropolitan France, European France, and the largest Special member state territories and the European Union, outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only . About half of its residents live in its capital, Cayenne. Approximately 98.9% of French Guiana is covered by forests, much of it Old-growth forest, primeval Tropical rainforest, rainforest. Guiana Amazonian Park, the largest national park in the European Union covers 41% of French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papaïchton
Papaichton (; unofficial spelling Papaïchton with a trema; ) is a commune in the overseas region and department of French Guiana. The village lies on the shores of the Lawa River. Papaichton is served by the Maripasoula Airport. The village which is the seat of the commune was named Papaichton-Pompidouville in honour of the president Pompidou who invited Granman Tolinga to the Élysée in 1971. The commune is located on the border with Suriname. Papaichton is home to some of the Aluku people and the seat of their granman (paramount chief). History Around 1710, Slaves escape from the plantations in Suriname, and band together in tribes. A tribe calling itself Aluku settled in Cottica over the border in Suriname. In 1760, the Ndyuka, another Maroon tribe, signed a peace treaty with the Society of Suriname allowing them autonomy. Boni also desired a peace treaty, but the Society of Suriname, despite contrary advice from the Dutch government, wanted to persecute and destr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, French Guiana
Providence is a village of Paramacca Maroons in the commune of Apatou at the confluence of the Maroni River and the Beïman Creek in French Guiana. The village can only be accessed by boat via the Maroni River, and is located about three hours south of Apatou Apatou () is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku, Paramacca, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes. History The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moute .... The children in Providence and the nearby islands used to go to school in Stoelmanseiland, however the Surinamese Interior War (1986-1992) caused the closure of the school, leaving about 300 children in the region without access to education. In 2012, a school was constructed in the village. In 1991, gold was discovered in the Beïman Creek near the village. The main concession is the Esperance Gold Mine which is being exploited by Newmont, however the discovery has at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (, ; ) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the second most populous city of French Guiana, with 50,250 inhabitants at the January 2021 census. It was a prison commune from 1880, closed in 1946 and made into a normal commune. In 2025 France announced a plan to open a new high-security prison there. History Founded in 1858 by Auguste Baudin, it was formerly the arrival point for prisoners, who arrived at the ''Camp de la Transportation''. The town was near an Amerindian settlement called Kamalakuli named after their chief. On 15 September 1880, the town became the capital city of a special prison commune; the mayor was the Director of the Penitentiary Administration. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1907. When Gaston Monnerville was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve
The Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve (French language, French: ''Réserve biologique intégrale de Lucifer Dékou Dékou'') is a wilderness area in French Guiana, France. The reserve is located in the communes of Apatou and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the largest wilderness area of France, and consists of two separate parts, two mountain ranges covered in tropical rainforest; to the north are the Lucifer Mountains, to the south are the . Controversially, the Montagne d'Or mine, the biggest mining project in France, is located in between the two ranges. Overview The Dékou-Dékou Mountains form an east–west ridge consisting of two plateaus separated by a little hill. The mountains rises to . The northern side is a moderate slope with numerous ravines. The southern side is a steep drop. The forests on the slopes are interrupted by bamboo and grass plains. The Lucifer Mountains rise to more than , and form a vast plateau covered in forests which are home to many rare sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De Moutendé
The Stade de Moutendé is an association football field in Apatou, French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west .... The stadium is home to ASC Agouado of the French Guiana Honor Division, and has a capacity of 1,000 people. References Football venues in French Guiana Apatou {{SouthAm-stadium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASC Agouado
ASC Agouado is a French Guianese football team based in Apatou Apatou () is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku, Paramacca, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes. History The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moute ... that plays in the French Guiana Championnat National. Honors * French Guiana Championnat ** Winners (1): 2018–19 References Football clubs in French Guiana {{FrenchGuiana-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand-Santi
Grand-Santi (; ) is a Communes of France, commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. Most of the inhabitants are Ndyuka people, Ndyuka Maroon (people), Maroons and Surinamese people, Surinamese immigrants. History The commune was originally called Grand-Santi-Papaichton and included the now independent communes of Apatou and Papaichton. On 12 November 1976 Apatou was detached from Grand-Santi-Papaichton and became an independent commune. On 1 January 1993 Papaichton was also detached from Grand-Saint-Papaichton and became an independent commune. On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi. The commune mainly lives from small-scale agriculture and fishing. The commune also contains other villages like . Population Transport The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane. The Grand-Santi Airport is located northeast of Grand-Santi. See also *Communes of French Guian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
