Goyave

Goyave ; Gwayav
region	Guadeloupe
Department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Basse-Terre
Canton	Petit-Bourg
Community association	North Basse-Terre
Coordinates	16 ° 8 ′ N , 61 ° 34 ′ W Coordinates: 16 ° 8 ′ N , 61 ° 34 ′ W
height	0-1,298 m
surface	59.91 km 2
Residents	7,555 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	126 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	97128
INSEE code	97114
	; Beach at Goyave

Goyave ( Guadeloupe Creole : Gwayav ) is a municipality with 7555 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe . The inhabitants are called Goyavien (ne) s.

geography

The village is in the Basse-Terre and is integrated into the agglomeration around Pointe-à-Pitre . It is part of the Guadeloupe National Park and is 8 kilometers southeast of Petit-Bourg . The Petite Rivière Goyave flows through the municipality.

history

Many guava trees grew in the vicinity of the municipality, which is why it was called Goyave (French for guava). The word Goyave as a name for the plant originated when the Spaniards adopted the word guayaba from the Arawak language .

The grandfather of the poet Francis Jammes was mayor of Goyave in the 19th century.

Culture and sights

The La Pépinière de Blonzac water garden is dedicated to Manman Dlo, a mythical sea and river goddess of the Caribbean . The garden is a collection of many different Caribbean plant species, is used for growing plants and for walking, and can be visited on weekends.

The waterfalls of the Moreau river are located in the south of Goyave in the forest of the mountains and can only be reached via a footpath.

The Ilet Fortune is an island that lies off Goyave in the Caribbean Sea . There is a nudist beach there.

Web links

Commons : Goyave (Guadeloupe) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Goyave on cartesfrance.fr in French
Mairie Goyave on guadeloupe.net in French

Individual evidence

↑ Goyave on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved October 9, 2009.
^ André-Marcel d'Ans: Haiti: paysage et société . Karthala Editions, 1987, ISBN 2-86537-190-5 , pp. 31 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Goyave on guadeloupe-leguide.fr in French.
↑ La Pépinière de Blonzac (Le Jardin d'Eau) (French).
↑ Chutes Moreau (French).

[1] Goyave on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved October 9, 2009.

[2] André-Marcel d'Ans: Haiti: paysage et société . Karthala Editions, 1987, ISBN 2-86537-190-5 , pp. 31 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).

[3] Goyave on guadeloupe-leguide.fr in French.

[4] La Pépinière de Blonzac (Le Jardin d'Eau) (French).

[5] Chutes Moreau (French).