Petit-Bourg
Petit-Bourg | |
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 The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Petit-Bourg  | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Petit-Bourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Losbar |
| Area 1 | 129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 24,594 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97118 /97170 |
| Website | ville-petitbourg.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Petit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe.
It has many tourist attractions: the Cascade aux Ecrevisse (waterfall), the National Park of Guadeloupe, the Saut de la Lézarde (waterfall), as well as the Kassaverie (cassava/manioc factory) located downtown.
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