Mana, French Guiana
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Commune of Mana |
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| Location | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Guyane |
| Department | Guyane |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Canton | Mana |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Guyanais |
| Mayor | Georges Patient (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 5 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 6,333 km² |
| Population² (January 2006 census) |
7,837 |
| - Density | 1.2/km² (2006) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 97306/ 97360 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Mana is a commune and town in French Guiana. It was founded it 1828 by Anne-Marie Javouhey. It borders the Mana river, whence it gets its name; and is nearby the Maroni river. Mana is the primary producter of rice in French Guiana, which it exports to Suriname.
On January 1, 1989 about 3% of the territory of Mana was detached and became the commune of Awala-Yalimapo.
[edit] External links
- (French) Guide to Guyane: Mana
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