Pointe-à-Pitre
French commune in Guadeloupe
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Pointe-à-Pitre is a place in France.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guadeloupe[3], canton of Pointe-à-Pitre-1[4], canton of Pointe-à-Pitre-2[5], canton of Pointe-à-Pitre-3[6], arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Instance of: city[9]
- Shares border with: Les Abymes[10], Le Gosier[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Orly[12]
- Postal code: 97110[13]
- Commons category: Pointe-à-Pitre[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[15]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Pointe-à-Pitre[16]
- Official website: https://www.pointeapitre.fr[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pointe-à-Pitre[18]
- Email address: mailto:etatcivil@ville-pointeapitre.fr[19]
- Population: 15,826[20], 17,541[21], 16,343[22], 15,923[23], 15,410[24], 26,029[25], 20,948[26], 16,063[27], 16,035[28], 15,181[29], 14,498[30], 14,486[31], 14,855[32], 15,040[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre[34]
- Phone number: +33-5-90-93-85-85[35]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
- Capital of: Canton of Pointe-à-Pitre[39], arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre[40], canton of Pointe-à-Pitre-1[41], canton of Pointe-à-Pitre-2[42], canton of Pointe-à-Pitre-3[43]
- Official name: Pointe-à-Pitre[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pointe-à-Pitre[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pointe-à-Pitre[46]
- Female population: 9043[47]
- Male population: 6880[48]
- Native label: Pointe-à-Pitre[49], Lapwent[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pointe-à-Pitre[51]
- Owner of: presbytère Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul[52]
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Physical Characteristics
Pointe-à-Pitre covers an area of 2.66 km²[53]. Pointe-à-Pitre sits at an elevation of 0 m[54].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Pointe-à-Pitre include Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport[55], an international airport[56], in France[57].
Why It Matters
Pointe-à-Pitre has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Pointe-à-Pitre is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Pointe-à-Pitre include Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport[55], an international airport[56], in France[57].