Maripasoula
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Commune of Maripasoula |
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Location | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Guyane |
Department | Guyane |
Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Guyanais |
Mayor | Tobbie Balla (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 18,360 km² |
Population² (January 2004 census) |
4,241 |
- Density | 0.2/km² (2004) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 97353/ 97370 |
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. | |
Maripasoula is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America. With a land area of 18,360 km² (7,089 square miles), Maripasoula is the largest commune of France.
Cyrille Regis, a famous former West Bromwich Albion and England player, was born in Maripasoula.