Sainte-Rose (Guadeloupe)
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Sainte-Rose Sentwòz |
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| region | Guadeloupe |
| Department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
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Sainte-Rose-1 Sainte-Rose-2 |
| Community association | North Basse-Terre |
| Coordinates | 16 ° 20 ′ N , 61 ° 42 ′ W |
| height | 0-758 m |
| surface | 118.60 km 2 |
| Residents | 19,162 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 162 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97115 |
| INSEE code | 97129 |
 Town hall of Sainte-Rose |
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Sainte-Rose ( Guadeloupe-Creole : Sentwòz ) with its 118.60 km² is the second largest municipality in terms of area after Petit-Bourg in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe . It has 19,162 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre . Sainte-Rose is a member municipality and seat of the Communauté d'agglomération du Nord Basse-Terre .
Sainte-Rose is located in the north of the island of Basse-Terre on the coast of the Caribbean Sea . Neighboring communities are Lamentin in the southeast, Pointe-Noire in the southwest and Deshaies in the west.
Tourism is an important economic factor . But the cultivation of sugar cane for the production of rhum agricole , which is made in two local distilleries , also plays a major role.
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| year | 1961 | 1967 | 1974 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 10,290 | 11,624 | 12,050 | 12,299 | 13,995 | 17,574 | 19,989 | 20,379 |
Sons and daughters
- Ernest Cabo (1932-2019), Roman Catholic Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre
