Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante

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Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
Commune
The town of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
Coordinates: 15°54′N 61°13′W / 15.9°N 61.22°W / 15.9; -61.22
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton	Marie-Galante
Intercommunality	CC Marie-Galante
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jean-Claude Maës[1]
Area 1	46.19 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,198
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97108 /97140
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (French pronunciation: [kapɛstɛʁ də maʁi ɡalɑ̃t], literally Capesterre of Marie-Galante; Guadeloupean Creole: Kapestè Marigalant; often simply referred to as Capesterre) is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, itself in the Lesser Antilles.

Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante is located on the southeast coast of Marie-Galante. The surface area is 46.19 km² (17.83 sq mi) and the population is 3,469 (as of 2006). The population density is 75 persons per km².