Papaïchton
| Papaïchton | |
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A view of the Place de la Poste in the centre of Papaïchton | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 3°48′25″N 54°08′58″W / 3.807°N 54.1495°WCoordinates: 3°48′25″N 54°08′58″W / 3.807°N 54.1495°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Canton | Maripasoula |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jules Deie |
| Area1 | 2,628 km2 (1,015 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 6,097 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97362 / 97316 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Papaïchton (the official spelling is Papaichton, but the spelling with a trema is the most frequent) is a commune in the overseas region and department of French Guiana. The village lies on the shores of the Maroni River, which used to be the only way to access the village.
The village which is the seat of the commune was named Papaïchton-Pompidouville in honour of the president Pompidou.
Papaïchton is home to some of the Aluku people and the seat of their granman.
History
- 1895 : The village is said to have been founded by "granman Ochi".
- 1930 : Creation of the territory of Inini, administrative division including Papaïchton
- 1946 : Departmentalisation of French Guiana, and the territory of Inini becomes an arrondissement
- 1968 : Creation of a municipal circle in Grand-Santi-Papaïchton
- 1969 : Municipal circles transformed into communes
- 1976 : Separation of the communes of Apatou and Grand-Santi-Papaïchton
- 1993 : Separation of the communes of Grand-Santi and Papaïchton.
Incident at Loka
Loka is a hamlet in the commune of Papaïchton. In April 2006, 14 people of the same family, including 12 children, were found dead, believed to be caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.[1]
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