Grand-Santi

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.[1]

Grand-Santi
Commune
A view of Grand-Santi, towards the village
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of Grand-Santi
Coordinates: 4°16′26″N 54°22′58″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
IntercommunalityOuest Guyanais
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Paul Martin
Area
1
2,112 km2 (815 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
6,029
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.4/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.

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.[2] On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi.[1] The commune mainly lives from small-scale agriculture and fishing.[3]

Transportation

The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane.[1] The Grand-Santi Airport is located 1 km (0.54 NM) northeast of Grand-Santi.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Grand-Santi". Petit Futé (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Parcours La Source". Parc-Amazonien-Guyane (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Grand-Santi: visite de Grand-Santi". Americas-fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. SOGS – GRAND SANTI. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 June 2020.


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