Goyave

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Coordinates: 16°08′N 61°34′W / 16.13, -61.57

Commune of Goyave
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Administration
Country France
Region Guadeloupe
Department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Basse-Terre
Canton Goyave
Intercommunality none as of 2007
Mayor Jean Laguerre
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–
Land area¹ 59.91 km²
Population²
(Jan. 2004 census)		 6,745
 - Density 113/km² (2004)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97114/ 97128
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Goyave is a commune in the French overseas région and département of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe. The population is 6,745 (in 2004) and the population density is 113 persons per sq. km.

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[edit] History

The parish of Goyave was founded in 1684 under the name of “Sainte-Anne de la petite rivière à Goyave” (Sainte-Anne of the little river at Goyave). The abundance of this small wild fruit, la goyave (guava) growing beside the main rivers in the area led the town to adopt its name. An area of hard slave labor, there were many public executions of rebel slaves here.

[edit] Geography

Goyave is located on the eastern part of Basse-Terre Island and the southern section of Goyave is near the Goyave River. Goyave is near Pointe de la Riviere a Goyave and Goyave stretches out along the coast of Petit Cul de Sac Marin. Goyave is on very fertile soil. The coordinates are 61° 34' W & 16° 08' N.

[edit] Economy

The commune gets its name from the large numbers of guava trees (goyave is the French for guava) in the commune, which run alongside the river flowing from the mountain. Agricultural-wise, the sugar cane culture has been replaced by bananas and by aquaculture.

[edit] Sights

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  • The Moreau Falls
  • The water garden with Blonzac
  • The dull one in Louis
  • The sand Handle
  • Ilet Fortune
  • The beach of Holy Claire
  • The orchard 1000 fruits
  • The Village O Ti bouboul (site agritouristic “magic forest of Moreau”)


[edit] References

Translated from the Corresponding page in the French Wikipedia, accessed April 13 2007.

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