Salazie | |
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 Salazie town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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Location of Salazie  | |
| Coordinates: 21°01′39″S 55°32′24″E / 21.0275°S 55.5400°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Benoît |
| Canton | Saint-André-3 |
| Intercommunality | Réunion Est |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Sidoleine Papaya[1] |
| Area 1 | 103.82 km2 (40.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,243 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97421 /97433 |
| Elevation | 230–3,071 m (755–10,075 ft) (avg. 446 m or 1,463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Salazie (French pronunciation: [salazi]) is a volcanic caldera and commune (administrative division) of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France.
The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889. The name of the commune is potentially derived from the Malagasy word salazy, meaning 'good encampment'.[3]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Presentation of Salazie (from Flags of the World (website), with references)