Maripasoula

Maripasoula
Vue sur Avenue Lalaymia Abdallah vers le College Grand man Difou en ete
A view of Maripasoula post office
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of Maripasoula
Map
Coordinates: 3°38′40″N 54°02′02″W / 3.6444°N 54.0338°W / 3.6444; -54.0338
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
IntercommunalityOuest Guyanais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Anelli[1]
Area
1
18,360 km2 (7,090 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,177
 • Density0.50/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "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.