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Arrondissement Of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is an arrondissement of France in French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has eight communes. Its population is 97,568 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and their INSEE codes, are: # Apatou (97360) # Awala-Yalimapo (97361) # Grand-Santi (97357) # Mana (97306) # Maripasoula (97353) # Papaïchton (97362) # Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (97311) # Saül (97352) History The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was established in 1969. Before 2015, the arrondissements of French Guiana were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane [...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] |
Mana, French Guiana
Mana (; ) is a commune and town in French Guiana. It was founded on 16 August 1828 by Sister Anne-Marie Javouhey. It borders the river Mana, from where it gets its name; and is nearby the river Maroni. Mana is the primary producer of rice in French Guiana, which it exports to Suriname. On 31 December 1988, about 3% of the territory of Mana was detached and became the commune of Awala-Yalimapo. Awala-Yalimapo is inhabited by Galibi Amerindians. History The first settlement of people from Jura failed in alcoholism and disease. In 1828, the Ministry of the Navy and Colonies sent Sister Anne-Marie Javouhey to colonize the area. Javouhey set out to build a viable community based on agriculture and invited black traders to settle, which was not the white colony as the Ministry envisioned. When 20 escaped slaves settled in the area, she bought them from their owners. In 1833, Governor visited Mana, and appreciated the efforts and progress. Jubelin arranged for orphans to be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
The canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French: ''Canton de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni'') is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Its administrative seat was located in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 40,597 in 2012.Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane INSEE Administration References |
Canton Of Maripasoula
The canton of Maripasoula (French: ''Canton de Maripasoula'') is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and consisted of five communes. Its administrative seat was located in Maripasoula. Its population was 29,504 in 2012.Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane INSEE It was the largest canton by geographic area, comparable in size to the metropolitan region of or the country of |
Canton Of Mana
The canton of Mana (French: ''Canton de Mana'') is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and consisted of two communes. Its administrative seat was located in Mana. Its population was 10,661 in 2012.Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane INSEE Communes The canton was composed of 2 : * |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (, ), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the List of national and international statistical services, national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the Economy of France, French economy and Demographics of France, people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Paris, Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy France, Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various Index (economics), indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. There are 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in more than one ... [...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] |
Maripasoula
Maripasoula (), previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of , Maripasoula is the largest commune of France. The commune is slightly larger than the country of Kuwait or the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geography The Lawa and Maroni Rivers form a natural border with Suriname on the west, and with Brazil on the south. About a tenth of the Maripasoula commune is claimed by Suriname. A bilateral commission has been set up to resolve the dispute. Suriname, contends that the boundary follows the Marowini River to the east, while France asserts that the border follows the Litani River and Coulé-Coulé Creek to the west. Villages * Alawataimë enï * Antécume-Pata * Élahé * Epoja * Kayodé * Kulumuli * Nouveau Wakapou * Palasisi * Palimino * Pëleya * Pilima * Talhuwen * Tedamali Transport Maripasoula is served by Maripasoula Airport, with services on one ... [...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] |
Arrondissements Of France
An ''arrondissement'' (, ) is the third level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2023, the 101 French departments are divided into 333 arrondissements (including 13 overseas). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into communes. The term arrondissement can be roughly translated into English as district. Some municipalities in Quebec are divided into arrondissements, reflecting the province’s historical link to New France. Role and administration The administration of an arrondissement is assigned to a subprefect () who assists the departmental prefect (). Unlike French regions, departments and communes, arrondissements do not have the status of legal entity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
