Grand-Santi
Commune
Church of Grand-Santi
Church of Grand-Santi
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of Grand-Santi
Map
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[1]
Area
1
2,112 km2 (815 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
8,859
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−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 (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

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%
Source: INSEE[7]

Transport

Canoes on the Maroni River

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Grand-Santi". Petit Futé (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Parcours La Source". Parc-Amazonien-Guyane (in French). 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 2 November 2023.

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