The canton of Maripasoula (French: Canton de Maripasoula) is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and consisted of five communes. Its administrative seat was located in Maripasoula. Its population was 29,504 in 2012.Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane, INSEE
It was the largest canton by geographic area, comparable in size to the metropolitan region of Auvergne or the country of Belgium. In addition to other cantons of French Guiana, it shared borders with both Suriname and Brazil.
Communes
The canton was composed of 5 communes: Maripasoula Apatou Grand-Santi Papaichton Saül
Administration +List of successive general councillorsTermNamePartyNotes19671985Paul Jean-LouisUDR then RPR19851998Antoine AbiensoPSGMayor of Maripasoula (1989-1996)19982004Gérard AmayotaDVD then UMPTeacher Mayor of Apatou (2001-2008)20042011Jocelyn AgelasDVDDeputy mayor of Maripasoula20112015Claude DjaniPSG
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