Petit-Bourg
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Commune of Petit-Bourg |
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Location | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Guadeloupe |
Department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
Canton | Petit-Bourg |
Mayor | Ary Broussillon |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0 m–m |
Land area¹ | 129.88 km² |
Population² (1999) |
20,528 |
- Density | 158/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 97118/ 97170 |
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. | |
Petit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas département of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe. In the 1999 census, Petit-Bourg had a population of 20,528. The commune has a land area of 129.88 km² (50.147 sq mi).
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)