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词条 Macouria
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Urbanization

  3. History

  4. See also

  5. References

{{Infobox French commune
|name = Macouria
|commune status = Commune
|image = Macouria3.JPG
|caption = View of the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Tonate, along the RN1 road
|image coat of arms =
|map size = 220px
|adjustable map = macouria.PNG
|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
|region = Guyane
|department = Guyane
|arrondissement = Cayenne
|canton =
|INSEE = 97305
|postal code = 97355
|mayor = Gilles Adelson
|term = 2014-2020
|intercommunality = Centre Littoral
|coordinates = {{coord|5.0139|-52.4742|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m =
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 183
|area km2 = 377.5
|population = 10358
|population date = 2012
}}

Macouria is a commune of French Guiana located midway between Cayenne and Kourou, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The seat of the commune is the settlement of Tonate, and so the commune is also known unofficially as Macouria-Tonate.

Geography

Macouria is one of the smallest cities of French Guiana.

The city is separated in the east with Matoury, by the Larivot Bridge, crossing the Cayenne river. Its southern limit is marked by the Montsinéry river, which is a serperation with the eponymous city. Westward there is Kourou and in the north the city is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.

Urbanization

The population is mainly located south and along the national road RN1 because of 2 km wide mangrove swamp situated in the North.

  • From the Larivot bridge to the city center, on approximately 28 km, there are many villages.
  • From the city center to Kourou, there are few inhabitants except in the farming areas of "La Césarée" and "Matiti".

The main inhabited zones are:

  • Maillard : a neighborhood which will host 600 houses on the long run organized around the blue lake, which is a former quarry.
  • Soula : located in the East of the city not far away from Cayenne.
  • Matiti: situated 10 km after the city center, it is based on land given back by the space center.

History

In the middle of the 19th century, Macouria was part of the canton of Cayenne.

1488 slaves stood for 93% of the population of the "neighborhood" led by Jean-Baptiste Tonat. They worked in a plantation called "La Béarnaise". On it, there were :

  • 25 ha of sugar cane
  • 8 ha of cofe
  • 60 ha of roucou
  • 1100 ha of cotton

In tribute to the leader of the neighborhood Tonat, the zone was called "Tonate Bourg" and given to the state.

In 1848, year of the abolition of slavery some free Africans and 55 Indian migrants arrived in the city.

From 1864 to 197 the population decreased, mainly because of the lake of activity on it.

See also

  • Communes of the Guyane department
  • Farnous

References

  • INSEE
{{commonscat}}{{Guyane communes}}{{FrenchGuiana-geo-stub}}

1 : Communes of Guyane

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