Canton of Maripasoula

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Former
Canton of Maripasoula
region French Guiana
Department French Guiana
Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
main place Maripasoula
Dissolution date December 31, 2015
Residents 17,783 (Jan. 1, 2007)
Population density 1 inhabitant / km²
surface 29,595.00 km²
Communities 5
INSEE code 97316

The canton of Maripasoula was a French canton in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana .

The canton had 17,783 inhabitants (as of 2007) and consisted of five municipalities :