The Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais (CCOG) is a ''

communauté de communes A (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (intercommunality). As of 1 J ...

'', an intercommunal structure in the French

département d'outre-mer The overseas departments and regions of France (, ; DROM) are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France (also known as " metropolitan France"). These overseas entities have exactly the s ...

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

. It was created in 1995, and its seat is

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.CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (N° SIREN : 249730037)
BANATIC, accessed 17 October 2024. Its area is 40,945 km², and its population was 94,677 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.

Composition

The CCOG is composed of the eight westernmost

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

of French Guiana:

Administration

The ''

'' is led by an

indirectly elected An indirect election or ''hierarchical voting,'' is an election in which voters do not choose directly among candidates or parties for an office ( direct voting system), but elect people who in turn choose candidates or parties. It is one of the o ...

President along with a ''bureau communautaire'' composed of 9 Vice-Presidents. The president and vice-presidents are chosen by the ''conseil communautaire'' of the CCOG composed of 31 communal delegates.

President

Elected members

The ''Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais'' is governed by an elected council composed of 31 councillors from each of its 8 communes. The number of council seats each commune receives is proportional based upon their population as follows: * 13 delegates for

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (, ; ) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement ...

* 4 delegates for each of

and

Maripasoula Maripasoula (), 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 , Maripasoula is the largest commune of France. The commune is slightly lar ...

* 3 delegates for each of

Grand-Santi Grand-Santi (; ) is a Communes of France, commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. Most of the inhabitants are Ndyuka people, Ndyuka Maroon (people), Maroons and Suriname ...

and

Apatou Apatou () is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku, Paramacca, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes. History The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moute ...

* 2 delegates for Papaichton * 1 delegate for each of Awala-Yalimapo and Saül

Administrative seat

The administrative seat of the ''Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais'' is located in

at 2 rue Bruno Aubert.

References

{{Authority control Ouest guyanais Intercommunalities of French Guiana