Apatou
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Apatou (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku, Paramacca, Ndyuka, and Saramaka tribes.[2]
History
The town of Apatou was founded in 1882 as Moutendé.[2] It was renamed after Captain Apatou of the Aluku.[3] In the late 19th century, Apatou was a guide for the explorer Jules Crevaux. On 7 September 1885, Jules Brunetti opened a Catholic mission in the village.[4] In 1891, Apatou mediated between France and the Colony of Suriname with regards to the border, and allied the Aluku with France.[3] He also united all the different tribes on the French side.[2]
Apatou was up to 1969 part of the Inini territory which allowed for an autonomous and self sufficient tribal system for the Maroons without clear borders.[5] Along with the commune, came a government structure, and francisation. Most importantly, it led to the concentration in bigger villages and the near abandonment of smaller settlements.[5]
The commune of Apatou was created on 12 November 1976 by detaching its territory from the commune of Grand-Santi-Papaichton (since then renamed Grand-Santi).[2]
Population
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Transport
The villages in the commune could only to be reached by boat from the Maroni River.[2] In 2010, Route Nationale opened connecting Apatou with Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and the road network of French Guiana. The road was opened with the Tour of Guiana.[6] The road is scheduled to be extended to Maripasoula. Construction work on the section to Papaïchton is planned to begin in 2021.[7]
Sports
Apatou is home to ASC Agouado football team who play at the Stade de Moutendé.[8]
See also
- Communes of French Guiana
- Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve, a wilderness area in the commune.
- Providence, a village in the commune.
References
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External links
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