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Commune in French Guiana, France Commune in French Guiana, France
Grand-Santi
Commune
Church of Grand-SantiChurch of Grand-Santi
Location of the commune (in red) within French GuianaLocation 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 / 4.2739; -54.3828
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
IntercommunalityOuest Guyanais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Felix Dada
Area2,112 km (815 sq mi)
Population9,120
 • Density4.3/km (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−03:00
INSEE/Postal code97357 /97340
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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. On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi. The commune mainly lives from small-scale agriculture and fishing. The commune also contains other villages like Belikampoe [nl].

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

Transport

Canoes on the Maroni River

The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane. The Grand-Santi Airport is located 1 km (0.54 NM) northeast of Grand-Santi.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Grand-Santi". Petit Futé (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. "Parcours La Source". Parc-Amazonien-Guyane (in French). Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "Grand-Santi: visite de Grand-Santi". Americas-fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "Carbets de Belikampoe". Guyane Amazonie (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. SOGS – GRAND SANTI. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 November 2024.

External links

Communes of French Guiana


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