Port-Louis, Guadeloupe

Port-Louis
A road in Port-Louis
A road in Port-Louis
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Port-Louis
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Coordinates: 16°25′00″N 61°32′00″W / 16.4167°N 61.5333°W / 16.4167; -61.5333
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonPetit-Canal
IntercommunalityCA Nord Grande-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Hubert[1]
Area
1
44.24 km2 (17.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,576
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97122 /97117
Port-Louis Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates16°25′05.4″N 61°32′01.1″W / 16.418167°N 61.533639°W / 16.418167; -61.533639
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete skeletal tower
Height10 metres (33 ft)
Shapesquare prism skeletal tower with closed lower part, balcony and light[3][4]
Markingsyellow torwe with black horizontal band
Focal height10 metres (33 ft)
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicQ (9) W 15s.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port-Louis (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ lwi] ; Guadeloupean Creole: Pòlwi) is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe, on the northwest of Grande-Terre.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Guadeloupe". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  4. ^ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 30 August 2016