Mana, French Guiana

Mana
The church of Saint-Joseph of Mana
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°40′11″N 53°46′41″W / 5.6697°N 53.778°W / 5.6697; -53.778Coordinates: 5°40′11″N 53°46′41″W / 5.6697°N 53.778°W / 5.6697; -53.778
Country	France
Overseas region and department	French Guiana
Arrondissement	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Canton	Mana
Intercommunality	Ouest Guyanais
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Georges Patient
Area1	6,333 km2 (2,445 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	9,334
• Density	1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mana is a commune and town in French Guiana. It was founded in 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 producer of rice in French Guiana, which it exports to Suriname.

On 1 January 1989, about 3% of the territory of Mana was detached and became the commune of Awala-Yalimapo.

See also

• Communes of the Guyane department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mana (French Guiana).

• (French) Guide to Guyane: Mana

Communes of the Guyane department Apatou Awala-Yalimapo Camopi Cayenne Grand-Santi Iracoubo Kourou Macouria Mana Maripasoula Matoury Montsinéry-Tonnegrande Ouanary Papaïchton Régina Remire-Montjoly Roura Saint-Élie Saint-Georges Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saül Sinnamary