Ducos | |
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Coordinates: 14°34′30″N 60°58′30″W / 14.57500°N 60.97500°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Martinique |
Arrondissement | Le Marin |
Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Aurélie Nella[1] |
Area 1 | 37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 17,912 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97207 /97224 |
Elevation | 0–160 m (0–525 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ducos (French pronunciation: [dykɔs]; Martinican Creole: Dikos) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique. It is where the prison is located.
It was called "Trou-au-chat" until 1855, and was renamed after the French politician Théodore Ducos. Its inhabitants are Ducossais.