Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe

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Coordinates: 16°13′00″N 61°46′00″W / 16.2167, -61.7667

Commune of Pointe-Noire

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Administration
Country France
Region Guadeloupe
Department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Basse-Terre
Canton Pointe-Noire
Mayor Félix Desplan
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–
Land area¹ 60.00 km²
Population²
(1999 census)
7,689
 - Density 128/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97121/ 97116
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.
France

Pointe-Noire is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre.


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