Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃tapitʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Pwentapit, [pwɛ̃tapit], or simply Lapwent, [lapwɛ̃t]) is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe (after Les Abymes). Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.
Pointe-à-Pitre | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
A view of Pointe-à-Pitre, from the seaport | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Pointe-à-Pitre | |
| Coordinates: 16°14′28″N 61°31′59″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Canton | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Intercommunality | CAP Excellence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Harry Durimel |
| Area 1 | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 729.7 km2 (281.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 14,486 |
| • Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018) | 250,952 |
| • Urban density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97120 /97110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Although Pointe-à-Pitre is not Guadeloupe's administrative capital (that distinction goes to Basse-Terre), it is nonetheless the region's economic capital. The inhabitants are called "Pointois". In 2018, it had a population of 15,410 in the city (commune) of Pointe-à-Pitre proper and 250,952 inhabitants in the urban unit Pointe-à-Pitre–Les Abymes. It is part of the metropolitan area of Les Abymes.
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Guadeloupe's main international airport, is located 3 km (1.9 mi) north of downtown Pointe-à-Pitre in the commune of Les Abymes.
Harry Durimel is the current mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre.