Grand-Santi | |
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 Church of Grand-Santi | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
 Location of Grand-Santi | |
| Coordinates:4°16′26″N54°22′58″W / 4.2739°N 54.3828°W /4.2739; -54.3828 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Felix Dada[1] |
Area 1 | 2,112 km2 (815 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 9,390 |
| • Density | 4.45/km2 (11.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97357 /97340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grand-Santi (French pronunciation:[ɡʁɑ̃sɑ̃ti];French Guianese Creole:Gransanti) is acommune ofFrench Guiana, anoverseas region anddepartment ofFrance located inSouth America. Most of the inhabitants areNdyukaMaroons andSurinamese immigrants.[3]
The commune was originally called Grand-Santi-Papaichton and included the now independent communes ofApatou andPapaichton. On 12 November 1976 Apatou was detached from Grand-Santi-Papaichton and became an independent commune. On 1 January 1993 Papaichton was also detached from Grand-Saint-Papaichton and became an independent commune.[4] On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi.[3] The commune mainly lives from small-scaleagriculture and fishing.[5] The commune also contains other villages likeBelikampoe [nl].[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 723 | — |
| 1974 | 1,041 | +5.35% |
| 1982 | 754 | −3.95% |
| 1990 | 1,786 | +11.38% |
| 1999 | 2,862 | +5.38% |
| 2007 | 3,427 | +2.28% |
| 2012 | 6,029 | +11.96% |
| 2017 | 7,918 | +5.60% |
| 2021 | 9,120 | +3.60% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane.[3] TheGrand-Santi Airport is located 1 km (0.54 NM) northeast of Grand-Santi.[8]
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