Grand-Santi
Grand-Santi | |
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 A view of Grand-Santi, towards the village | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Grand-Santi  | |
| Coordinates: 4°16′26″N 54°22′58″W / 4.2739°N 54.3828°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Paul Martin |
| Area 1 | 2,112 km2 (815 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 9,120 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97357 /97340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grand-Santi is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Most of the inhabitants are Ndyuka Maroons and Surinamese immigrants.[2]
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.[3] On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi.[2] The commune mainly lives from small-scale agriculture and fishing.[4]
Transportation
The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane.[2] The Grand-Santi Airport is located 1 km (0.54 NM) northeast of Grand-Santi.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Grand-Santi". Petit Futé (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Parcours La Source". Parc-Amazonien-Guyane (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Grand-Santi: visite de Grand-Santi". Americas-fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ SOGS – GRAND SANTI. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 8 August 2024.
External links
- Official site (in French)
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