Marie-Galante

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Marie-Galante is an island of the Caribbean Sea located south of Guadeloupe and north of Dominica. It is a dependency of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas department and an overseas region of France.Marie-Galante has a land area of 170.5 km² (61 sq. miles). It had 11,528 inhabitants at the start of 2013, with a population density of 67.6 people per km².AdministrationMarie-Galante is divided into three communes (with populations at 1 January 2013): Grand-Bourg (5,564 residents), Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (3,389) and Saint-Louis (2,575). These three communes formed an intercommunal entity in 1994: the Community of Communes of Marie-Galante (communauté de communes de Marie-Galante). This is the oldest intercommunal structure of the overseas regions of France.HistoryThe Huecoids are the oldest known civilizations to have occupied Marie-Galante, followed by Arawaks, and then by the Island Caribs circa 850. The island was called Aichi by the Caribs and Touloukaera by the Arawaks.

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