- Goyave
Commune française
nomcommune=Goyave
mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
région=Guadeloupe
département=Guadeloupe
arrondissement=Basse-Terre
canton=Goyave
insee=97114
cp=97128
maire=Jean Laguerre
mandat=
intercomm="none as of 2007"
longitude=-61.57
latitude=16.13
alt moy=
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=
km²=59.91
sans=6,745
date-sans=Jan. 2004 census
dens=113|date-dens=2004Goyave is a commune in the French overseas "région" and "département" of
Guadeloupe , in theLesser Antilles . It is part of the urban area ofPointe-à-Pitre , the largestconurbation in Guadeloupe. The population is 6,745 (in 2004) and the population density is 113 persons per sq. km.History
The parish of Goyave was founded in 1684 under the name of “Sainte-Anne de la petite rivière à Goyave” (Saint Anne of the little river at Guava). Guavas grow abundantly beside the rivers in this area led the town to adopt its name. Slave labor was commonly used here, when slavery was legal in France, and there were many public executions of rebel slaves here.
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.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, thesugar cane culture has been replaced bybanana s and byaquaculture .ights
* The Moreau Falls
* The water garden in Blonzac
* The dull one in Louis
* The sand Handle
* Ilet Fortune
* The beach of Holy Claire
* The orchard of 1000 fruits
* The Village O Ti bouboul (site agritouristic “magic forest of Moreau”)References
Translated from the [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goyave_%28Guadeloupe%29 Corresponding page] in the
French Wikipedia , accessed April 13 2007.
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