Papaichton | |
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 A view of the Place de la Poste in the centre of Papaichton | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Papaichton  | |
| Coordinates: 3°48′25″N 54°08′58″W / 3.807°N 54.1495°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jules Deie[1] |
| Area 1 | 2,628 km2 (1,015 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,606 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97362 /97316 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Papaichton (French pronunciation: [papajʃtɔ̃]; unofficial spelling Papaïchton with a trema; French Guianese Creole: Papaychton) is a commune in the overseas region and department of French Guiana. The village lies on the shores of the Lawa River.[3] Papaichton is served by the Maripasoula Airport.[4]
The village which is the seat of the commune was named Papaichton-Pompidouville in honour of the president Pompidou[5] who invited Granman Tolinga to the Élysée in 1971.[6] The commune is located on the border with Suriname.
Papaichton is home to some of the Aluku people and the seat of their granman (paramount chief).[5][6]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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- ^ a b "PAPAICHTON" (PDF). ENSEIGNANTS DE L’UNSA (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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