Macouria
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Macouria (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) 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.[2] The French Guiana Zoo is located in the commune.[3]
Geography
Macouria is one of the smallest cities of French Guiana. The town 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 separates it with the eponymous city. Westward there is Kourou and in the north the town is 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 town centre, on approximately 28 km, there are many villages.
- From the town 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 town not far away from Cayenne.
- Matiti: situated 10 km after the town centre, it is based on land given back by the Guiana Space Centre.
History
The area was first described in 1604 by Daniel de La Touche de La Ravardière. He counted many Amerindian settlements.[4] Around 1716, the commune was settled with plantations. Tonat build the first house and cotton mill.[5]
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 neighbourhood 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 1970 the population decreased, mainly because of the lack of activity on it.
Population
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Sights
The French Guiana Zoo is located in Macouria on the road to Montsinéry.[3]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MACOURIA TONATE". Le CodePostal (in français). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zoo de Montsinéry". Montsinery-Tonnegrande (in français). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Histoire de Macouria". Macouria.fr (in français). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Guide Macouria". Petit Futé (in français). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- Official site (in French)
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