Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
| Arrondissement of Basse-Terre | |
|---|---|
| region | Guadeloupe |
| Department | Guadeloupe |
| prefecture | Basse-Terre |
| Residents | 187,574 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 218 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 858.59 km² |
| Cantons | 17th |
| Communities | 18th |
| INSEE code | 9711 |
 Location of the Basse-Terre arrondissement in the Guadeloupe department |
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The Arrondissement Basse-Terre is an administrative unit of the French department of Guadeloupe . The main town (seat of the prefecture ) is Basse-Terre .
Until the French cantons were reorganized in 2015, it consisted of 17 cantons and 18 municipalities . Since 2015, ten cantons have been distributed among the communes.
Communities
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie-Mahault | 30,929 | 46.02 | 672 | 97103 | 97122 |
| Baillif | 5,605 | 24.37 | 230 | 97104 | 97123 |
| Basse-Terre | 10,058 | 5.78 | 1,740 | 97105 | 97100 |
| Bouillante | 7,024 | 43.46 | 162 | 97106 | 97125 |
| Capesterre-Belle-Eau | 18,270 | 104.31 | 175 | 97107 | 97130 |
| Deshaies | 4,081 | 32.15 | 127 | 97111 | 97126 |
| Gourbeyre | 7,795 | 22.52 | 346 | 97109 | 97113 |
| Goyave | 7,555 | 60.91 | 124 | 97114 | 97128 |
| Lamentin | 16,573 | 65.60 | 253 | 97115 | 97129 |
| Petit-Bourg | 24,277 | 129.88 | 187 | 97118 | 97170 |
| Pointe-Noire | 6.107 | 59.71 | 102 | 97121 | 97116 |
| Saint-Claude | 10,381 | 34.27 | 303 | 97124 | 97120 |
| Sainte-Rose | 19,162 | 119.65 | 160 | 97129 | 97115 |
| Terre-de-Bas | 1,046 | 6.80 | 154 | 97130 | 97136 |
| Terre-de-Haut | 1,532 | 6.00 | 255 | 97131 | 97137 |
| Trois-Rivières | 8,124 | 31.22 | 260 | 97132 | 97114 |
| Vieux Fort | 1,845 | 7.24 | 255 | 97133 | 97141 |
| Vieux-Habitants | 7.210 | 58.70 | 123 | 97134 | 97119 |
| Arrondissement of Basse-Terre | 187,574 | 858.59 | 218 | 9711 | - |