Macouria | |
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 View of the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Tonate, along the RN1 road | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Macouria  | |
| Coordinates:5°00′50″N52°28′27″W / 5.0139°N 52.4742°W /5.0139; -52.4742 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilles Adelson[1] |
Area 1 | 377.5 km2 (145.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 18,807 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97305 /97355 |
| Elevation | 0–183 m (0–600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Macouria (French pronunciation:[makuʁja];French Guianese Creole:Makouya) is acommune ofFrench Guiana located midway betweenCayenne andKourou, anoverseas region anddepartment ofFrance located inSouth America. The seat of the commune is the settlement of Tonate, and so the commune is also known unofficially asMacouria-Tonate.[3] TheFrench Guiana Zoo is located in the commune.[4]
Macouria is one of the smallest cities ofFrench Guiana.The town is separated in the east withMatoury, by the Larivot Bridge, crossing theCayenne River. Its southern limit is marked by the Montsinéry River, which is a separation with the eponymous city. Westward there isKourou and in the north the town is theAtlantic Ocean.
The population is mainly located south and along the national roadRN1 because of 2 km widemangrove swamp situated in the North.
The main inhabited zones are:
The area was first described in 1604 by Daniel de La Touche de La Ravardière. He counted manyAmerindian settlements.[5] Around 1716, the commune was settled with plantations. Tonat build the first house andcotton mill.[6]
In the middle of the 19th century, Macouria was part of the canton ofCayenne. 1488 slaves stood for 93% of the population of the "neighborhood" led by Jean-Baptiste Tonat. They worked in a plantation called "La Béarnaise". On it, there were :
In tribute to the leader of the neighbourhood Tonat, the zone was called "Tonate Bourg" and given to the state.
In 1848, year of the abolition of slavery some free Africans and 55 Indian migrants arrived in the city.From 1864 to 1970 the population decreased, mainly because of the lack of activity on it.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1967 | 384 | — |
| 1974 | 490 | +3.54% |
| 1982 | 446 | −1.17% |
| 1990 | 2,069 | +21.14% |
| 1999 | 5,050 | +10.42% |
| 2007 | 8,191 | +6.23% |
| 2012 | 10,358 | +4.81% |
| 2017 | 14,202 | +6.52% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
TheFrench Guiana Zoo is located in Macouria on the road toMontsinéry.[4]
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