Marie-Galante

15°56′N 61°16′W / 15.933°N 61.267°W / 15.933; -61.267

Marie-Galante
Native name:
Marie-Galante
Map of Guadeloupe, with Marie-Galante in the south
Marie-Galante is located in Lesser Antilles
Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante is located in Caribbean
Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
ArchipelagoLesser Antilles
Area158.1 km2 (61.0 sq mi)
Highest elevation204 m (669 ft)
Highest pointMorne Constant
Administration
France
Overseas departmentGuadeloupe
Demographics
Population10,867 (2016)
Additional information
Time zone

Marie-Galante[1] (French pronunciation: [maʁi ɡalɑ̃t], Antillean Creole: Mawigalant or Marigalant) is one of the dependencies of Guadeloupe,[2] an overseas department of France.[3] Marie-Galante has a land area of 158.1 km2 (61.0 square miles). It had 11,528 inhabitants at the start of 2013, but by the start of 2018 the total was officially estimated to be 10,655, with a population density of 62.5/km2 (162/sq mi).

  1. ^ Emoff, Ron (2017-07-05). Music and the Performance of Identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-55753-5.
  2. ^ Guadeloupe (1867). Bulletin officiel de la Guadeloupe: contenant les acts du gouvernement de la Colonie et de ses dépandances (in French). Impr. du Gouvernement.
  3. ^ Rebiere, Cristina; Rebiere, Olivier. Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante and Saintes islands: Discover a Caribbean paradise!. Rebiere.