Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe

Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t nwaʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Pwentnwa) is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre.

Pointe-Noire
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pointe-Noire
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Pointe-Noire
Coordinates: 16°13′00″N 61°46′00″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonSainte-Rose-1
IntercommunalityCA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Camille Elisabeth
Area
1
59.70 km2 (23.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
5,888
  Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97121 /97116
Elevation0–775 m (0–2,543 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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