Papaïchton

Papaïchton
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Administration
Country	France
Overseas region and department	French Guiana
Arrondissement	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Canton	Maripasoula
Intercommunality	Ouest Guyanais
Mayor	Joseph Ateni (2001–2008)
Statistics
Land area1	2,628 km2 (1,015 sq mi)
Population2	1,468  (2006)
- Density	1 /km2 (2.6 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97362/ 97316
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.

Coordinates: 3°48′25″N 54°08′58″W / 3.807°N 54.1495°W / 3.807; -54.1495

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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 te same family, including 12 children, were found dead, believed to be caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Guyane department

References

• INSEE

v t e Communes of the Guyane department Apatou Awala-Yalimapo Camopi Cayenne Grand-Santi Iracoubo Kourou Macouria Mana Maripasoula Matoury Montsinéry-Tonnegrande Ouanary Papaïchton Régina Remire-Montjoly Roura Saint-Élie Saint-Georges Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saül Sinnamary