Maripasoula | |
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 A view of Maripasoula post office | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Maripasoula  | |
| Coordinates: 3°38′40″N 54°02′02″W / 3.6444°N 54.0338°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Anelli[1] |
Area 1 | 18,360 km2 (7,090 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,177 |
| • Density | 0.50/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97353 /97370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maripasoula (French pronunciation: [maʁipasula]), previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of 18,360 km2 (7,090 sq mi), Maripasoula is the largest commune of France.[3] The commune is slightly larger than the country of Kuwait or the U.S. state of New Jersey.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Villes de plus grande taille, superficie, surface - toutes-les-villes" (in French). 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 6 June 2020.