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]
Grand-Santi | |
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Commune | |
Church of Grand-Santi | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Grand-Santi ![]() | |
Coordinates: 4°16′26″N 54°22′58″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. |
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]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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]
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