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Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre

Coordinates: 16°14′15″N 61°31′51″W / 16.23750°N 61.53083°W / 16.23750; -61.53083
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Pointe-à-Pitre
Location within the region Guadeloupe
Location within the region Guadeloupe
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department
Guadeloupe
No. of communes14
SubprefecturePointe-à-Pitre
Area
774.1 km2 (298.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
199,303
 • Density257/km2 (670/sq mi)
INSEE code9712

The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 204,900 (2016), and its area is 774.1 km2 (298.9 sq mi).[2]

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, and their INSEE codes, are:[3]

  1. Les Abymes (97101)
  2. Anse-Bertrand (97102)
  3. Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (97108)
  4. La Désirade (97110)
  5. Le Gosier (97113)
  6. Grand-Bourg (97112)
  7. Morne-à-l'Eau (97116)
  8. Le Moule (97117)
  9. Petit-Canal (97119)
  10. Pointe-à-Pitre (97120)
  11. Port-Louis (97122)
  12. Sainte-Anne (97128)
  13. Saint-François (97125)
  14. Saint-Louis (97126)

History

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The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre was established in 1947.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre were, as of January 2015:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Pointe-à-Pitre (9712)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  4. ^ Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
  5. ^ Populations légales 2012: 971 Guadeloupe, INSEE


16°14′15″N 61°31′51″W / 16.23750°N 61.53083°W / 16.23750; -61.53083