Canton of Sinnamary
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Canton of Sinnamary | |
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Former canton | |
 Location of the canton in French Guiana | |
| Country | France |
| Region | French Guiana |
| Department | French Guiana |
| No. of communes | 2 |
| Disbanded | 31 December 2015 |
| Seat | Sinnamary |
| Area | 7,020 km2 (2,710 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | 3,585 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
The canton of Sinnamary (French: Canton de Sinnamary) is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. The canton consisted of two communes and its seat was located in Sinnamary.
Communes
| Name | Code INSEE | Intercommunity | Area
(km2) |
Population | Density
(per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinnamary
(canton seat) |
97312 | CC des Savanes | 1,340 | 2,984 (2014) | 2.2 |
| Saint-Élie | 97358 | CC des Savanes | 5,680 | 119 (2014) | 0.02 |
Administration
| Term | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1958 | Roland Verderosa | |
| 1958 | 1962 | Gustave Létard | DVD |
| 1962 | 1964 | Loïs Coupra | |
| 1964 | 1970 | Emané Beaufort | DVD |
| 1970 | 1976 | Roland Verderosa | DVG |
| 1976 | 1996 | Élie Castor | DVG then PSG |
| 1996 | 2008 | Georges Madeleine | DVD |
| 2008 | 2015 | Patrice Clet | |
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