The canton of Maripasoula (
French
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: ''Canton de Maripasoula'') is one of the former
cantons of the Guyane department The following is a list of the 19 former cantons of the French Guiana department
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Government and military
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in
French Guiana. It was located in the
arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
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and consisted of five
communes. Its administrative seat was located in
Maripasoula. Its population was 29,504 in 2012.
[Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane]
INSEE
It was the largest canton by geographic area, comparable in size to the metropolitan region of
Auvergne or the country of
Belgium. In addition to other cantons of French Guiana, it shared borders with both
Suriname
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and
Brazil.
Communes
The canton was composed of 5
communes:
[
* Maripasoula
* Apatou
* Grand-Santi
* Papaichton
* Saül
]
Administration
References
Maripasoula
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