Grand-Santi | |
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Coordinates: 4°16′26″N54°22′58″W / 4.2739°N 54.3828°W Coordinates: 4°16′26″N54°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 (2020–2026) | Felix Dada [1] |
Area 1 | 2,112 km2 (815 sq mi) |
Population | 8,779 |
• Density | 4.2/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. [3]
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. [4] On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi. [3] The commune mainly lives from small-scale agriculture and fishing. [5] The commune also contains other villages like Belikampoe . [6]
The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane. [3] The Grand-Santi Airport is located 1 km (0.54 NM ) northeast of Grand-Santi. [7]
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