Grand-Santi
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Grand-Santi (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ sɑ̃ti]; French Guianese Creole: Gransanti) 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]
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.[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 [nl].[6]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1967 | 723 | — |
1974 | 1,041 | +5.35% |
1982 | 754 | −3.95% |
1990 | 1,786 | +11.38% |
1999 | 2,862 | +5.38% |
2007 | 3,427 | +2.28% |
2012 | 6,029 | +11.96% |
2017 | 7,918 | +5.60% |
2021 | 9,120 | +3.60% |
Source: INSEE[7] |
Transport
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.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "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). Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Grand-Santi: visite de Grand-Santi". Americas-fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Carbets de Belikampoe". Guyane Amazonie (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ SOGS – GRAND SANTI. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 8 August 2024.
External links
- Official site (in French)
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