Awala-Yalimapo
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| region | French Guiana |
| Department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Community association | Ouest guyanais |
| Coordinates | 5 ° 44 ′ N , 53 ° 54 ′ W |
| height | 0-10 m |
| surface | 187.40 km 2 |
| Residents | 1,411 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97319 |
| INSEE code | 97361 |
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Awala-Yalimapo is a French municipality with 1411 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the overseas department of French Guiana , near the border with Suriname .
geography
Awala-Yalimapo is located in the extreme northwest of the department, between the mouths of the Mana and the Maroni , not far from the coast. The nearest municipality of Mana is 22 km away and the nearest town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is less than 60 km.
history
The municipality was created administratively on December 31, 1988 by detachment from the Mana commune , under pressure from the Indian Kalinas in the villages of Aouara and Hattes. These villages were formerly an external detention center of the prison in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni .
population
- Ten years after the detachment, in 1999, the population of Awala-Yalimapo was 887 people, but the annual growth rate is 3.4%.
- Between 1982 and 1990, as a result of the military conflict in Suriname, refugees from the neighboring regions of Albina and Galibi streamed into Awala-Yalimapo, France.
- In 2000, 60% of the population was under 20 years old.